Chapter 11, Part 7 · Art. 196
Public participation and county assembly powers, privileges and immunities
- A county assembly must conduct its business openly and hold its sittings in public.
Art. 196(1)(a)
(a) conduct its business in an open manner, and hold its sittings and those of its committees, in public; and
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Art. 196(1)(b)
(b) facilitate public participation and involvement in the legislative and other business of the assembly and its committees.
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Art. 196(2)
(2) A county assembly may not exclude the public, or any media, from any sitting unless in exceptional circumstances the speaker has determined that there are justifiable reasons for doing so.
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- County assemblies meet in public, and people can take part.
Art. 196(1)
(1) A county assembly shall— (a) conduct its business in an open manner, and hold its sittings and those of its committees, in public; and (b) facilitate public participation and involvement in the legislative and other business of the assembly and its committees.
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