Election of the President
The President is elected by registered voters in a national election, held on the second Tuesday in August every fifth year, alongside the general election, or as required when the office falls vacant under Article 146.
The official text
(1) The President shall be elected by registered voters in a national election conducted in accordance with this Constitution and any Act of Parliament regulating presidential elections.
(2) An election of the President shall be held—
(a) on the same day as a general election of Members of Parliament, being the second Tuesday in August, in every fifth year; or
(b) in the circumstances contemplated in Article 146.
Summaries and answers are a plain-English guide written by Iam254, not legal advice. The official text is what counts. Official text: Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Kenya Law (National Council for Law Reporting), legislation as at 3 September 2010. It has not been amended since.