•The law stipulates that the oath or affirmation shall take place not earlier than 10.00 am and not later than 2.00 pm.
•CJ Martha Koome appointed 47 judges who will preside over the swearing-in of governors who will be elected.
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All newly elected governors will be sworn ten days after the declaration of the final results of the election of the county governor by the electoral body.
The swearing-in will take place on the first Thursday after the lapse of the ten days.
All the 45 counties elected their governors on August 9 polls except for Mombasa and Kakamega where elections were pushed to August 23, 2022.
The law stipulates that the oath or affirmation shall take place not earlier than 10.00 am and not later than 2.00 pm.
“The Governor-elect shall, during the swearing-in ceremony, take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation of office as prescribed in the First Schedule section of the Assumption of the Office of Governor Act 2019,” states the law states.
Last week, Chief Justice Martha Koome appointed 47 judges who will preside over the swearing-in of governors who will be elected.
The law states that the swearing-in of the governor-elect shall occur in a public ceremony before a High Court Judge.
Some of the judges include: William Musyoka (Kisumu), Weldon Korir (Nakuru) and James Wakiaga (Nyeri), Lady Justices Aburili (Nairobi), Rachael Ngetich (Garissa, Dora Chepkwony (Kakamega), Lucy Njuguna, Justices George Dulu and David Majanja (Machakos)
She said the exercise will take place immediately after the winners of county seats are gazetted by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
"The Assumption of Office of Governor Act, 2019 requires that upon election into the office of Governor and Deputy Governor, the Judiciary shall appoint judges to oversee the swearing-in of the Governor and Deputy Governor-elect in accordance with the Act. In that regard, I hereby appoint the judges as per the schedule attached herein to conduct the swearing-in ceremony upon election and gazettement by the IEBC," Koome noted.
Judiciary Chief Registrar Anne Amadi has already issued guidelines which will be used during the oath-taking ceremony.
This is aimed at ensuring that there is no delay in new county chiefs getting to the office.
It also gives room for a smooth transition, more so in counties, where governors have served their maximum two terms of 10 years as stipulated by the Constitution.
Upon taking or subscribing to the oath or affirmation, the Governor shall sign a certificate of the inauguration in the presence of the Hg