Legal

Legal Department

The department was established in December 2014 with jurisdictional mandate to handle all legal issues pertaining to Meru County Assembly including but not limited to:

  1. Drafting of bills, regulations, vellums, codes and amendments thereto.
  2. Interpretation of the Law in general and particularly the constitution, Acts, Bills, Regulations and Codes.
  3. Providing legal advice to the County Assembly committees, the Speaker, the County Assembly Service Board, individual members and the Clerk to the County Assembly.
  4. Ensuring that Bills passed in the County Assembly comply with the Constitution and other laws.
  5. Ensuring publication of Bills and gazettement of Acts in the Kenya Gazette.
  6. Litigation, conveyancing, among others.

The Legal office has provided a myriad of Legal counsel to various Assembly stakeholders and undertakes litigation of various court cases affecting the County Assembly.

Through the cooperation of the legal department and other stakeholders, the Legal office has facilitated the passing of several Bills into Law and scrutinized codes and regulations including the following:

Meru County Assembly Acts and Bills since 2013
  1. The Meru County Alcoholic Drinks Control Act, 2014
  2. The Meru County Revenue Administration and Collection Act, 2014
  3. The Meru County Abattoirs Act, 2014
  4. The Meru County Childhood and Development Education Act, 2014
  5. The Meru County Polytechnic Act, 2014
  6. The Meru County Tourism Act, 2014
  7. The Meru County Assembly Service Act, 2014
  8. The Meru County Public Participation Act, 2015
  9. The Meru County Disaster Management Act, 2015
  10. The Meru County Flags, Seal, Coat of Arms, Emblems and Names Act, 2015
  11. The Meru County Administrative Units and Boundaries Act, 2015
  12. The Meru County Decentralized Units Act, 2015
  13. The Meru County Administrative Units and Boundaries (Amendment) Act, 2016
  14. The Meru County Decentralized Units (Amendment) Act, 2016
  15. The Meru County General Teaching and Referral Hospital Act, 2016
  16. The Meru County Finance Appropriations Supplementary Appropriation Acts, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
  17. The Meru County Revenue Administration and Management Act, 2017
  18. The Meru County Order of Precedence Act, 2017
  19. The Meru County Honours and Awards Act, 2017
  20. The Meru County Flag, Emblems and Names (Amendment) Act, 2017
  21. The Meru County Urban Areas Management Act, 2017
  22. The Meru County Urban Areas Management Act, 2017
  23. The Meru County Land Rates Act, 2017