Conditions for seeking election to a County Assembly in Kenya

• The person must be a registered as a voter in his/her county.
• The person must have been a Kenyan citizen for atleast ten years before the elections.

• The person must be able to read and write in English and Kiswahili.
• He or she must be of sound mind.
• The person must be of unquestionable morals and ethics
• If a public officer, he/she must relinquish his/her public work.
• The person must be nominated by a  political party
• If he/she is an independent candidate, must be supported by at least five hundred registered voters in the Ward concerned.
• The person must not have been declared bankrupt.
• The person must not have served a sentence of imprisonment of more than six months.

• Must not have been a member of IBEC within five years before the date of election.
• The person must not have misused or abused a State or public office

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