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Article 150 · Part 2—The President and Deputy President

Removal of Deputy President

In plain English

The Deputy President may be removed for physical or mental incapacity, or by impeachment for gross violation of the Constitution or law, serious reasons to believe they committed a crime, or gross misconduct. The procedures for removing the President apply, with necessary changes.

The official text

(1) The Deputy President may be removed from office—

(a) on the ground of physical or mental incapacity to perform the functions of the office; or

(b) on impeachment—

(i) on the ground of a gross violation of a provision of this Constitution or any other law;

(ii) where there are serious reasons to believe that the Deputy President has committed a crime under national or international law; or

(iii) for gross misconduct.

(2) The provisions of Articles 144 and 145 relating to the removal of the President shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to the removal of the Deputy President.

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.