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10 Constitution of Kenya[Rev. 2009of valid votes cast in the presidential election than anyother candidate and who, in addition, receives a minimumof twenty-five per cent of the votes cast in at least fiveof the eight provinces shall be declared to be elected asPresident.Vacancy in office ofPresident.6. (1) If the office of President becomes vacant by reason of thedeath or resignation of the President, or by reason of his ceasing to holdoffice by virtue of section 10 or section 12, an election of a Presidentshall be held within the period of ninety days immediately following theoccurrence of that vacancy, and shall be held in the manner prescribedby section 5 (5).(2) While the office of President is vacant as aforesaid, thefunctions of that office shall be exercised -(a) by the Vice-President; or(b) if there is no Vice-President, or if the Vice-Presidentconsiders that he is for any reason unable to discharge thefunctions of the office of President, by such Minister as maybe appointed by the Cabinet.(3) Where the Vice-President or any other Minister is exercisingthe functions of the office of President by virtue of this section or ofsection 11, he shall not act, except in accordance with a resolution ofthe Cabinet, in the exercise of the powers relating to -Cap. 57.(a) the preservation of public security under section 85, or underPart III of the Preservation of Public Security Act;(b) the prorogation and dissolution of Parliament undersubsections (1) and (3) of section 59;(c) the appointment and removal of Ministers and AssistantMinisters under sections 16 and 19;(d) the assignment of responsibility to a Minister under section18; or(e) the giving of consent to a Minister or Assistant Ministerabsenting himself from Kenya under section 20.Assumption of officeof President.6 of 1992, s. 4,9 of 1997, s. 3.7. A person elected as President in accordance with thisConstitution shall assume office as President as soon as he is declaredto be elected.
Rev. 2009]Constitution of Kenya 118. A person assuming the office of President shall, before enteringupon the office, take and subscribe the oath of allegiance and such oathfor the due execution of his office as may be prescribed by or under anAct of Parliament.9. (1) The President shall hold office for a term of five yearsbeginning from the date on which he is sworn in as President.(2) No person shall be elected to hold office as President for morethan two terms.Oath ofPresidentTerm of office ofPresident.6 of 1992, s. 5.(3) The President shall, unless his office becomes vacant by reasonof his death, his resignation or his ceasing to hold office by virtue ofsection 10 or section 12, continue in office until the person elected asPresident at a subsequent presidential election assumes office.(4) The holding of the office of President shall be incompatiblewith the holding of any office of profit or of an office in any professionalor labour organization and with any professional activity or any otherpublic employment.10. (1) Subject to this section, section 44 shall apply to the hearingand determination of a question whether a person has been validlyelected as President, as it applies to the hearing and determination ofa question whether a person has been validly elected as a member ofthe National Assembly.Determinationof questions asto validity ofpresidential elections,etc.(2) Where a person applies to the High Court for the determinationof more than one of the following questions, namely, whether thePresident was qualified to be nominated for election as President, orwas validly elected as President, or was validly elected as a memberof the National Assembly, he shall make one application only to theHigh Court.(3) Where at any time the High Court determines under section44 that the President has not been validly elected as a member of theNational Assembly, or that the seat in the Assembly of the President hasbecome vacant, the High Court shall declare the seat in the Assemblyof the President to be vacant, and -(a) an election shall be commenced forthwith and shall be heldin the constituency for which the President stood for electionas a member of the Assembly; and
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