Section 48: Who sits on village, parish, and town councils
48.Composition of administrative unit councils
(1)The council shall consist of—
(a)at the parish level, all the members of the village executive committees in the parish; and
(b)at the village level, all persons of eighteen years and above residing in that village who are willing to be members.
(2)There shall be the following ex officio members at the parish level, all subcounty councillors representing constituencies in the parish.
(3)A town board shall consist of the Chief Administrative Officer as chairperson, the district engineer, district director of health services, district planner and district police commander; and the Town Clerk of the town board, who shall be appointed by the District Service Commission shall be the secretary.
(4)Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b) a decision taken by a village council is binding on all persons residing in the village.
(5)The Electoral Commission shall compile, maintain, revise and update voters registers in respect of persons willing to be members of a village and parish or ward or county council.
Plain English Summary
You have the right to be a member of your village council if you are 18 or older and live in that village. Village council decisions are binding on ev...
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