County Assembly Service Board
County Assembly Service Board (CASB)
The county assembly service board is constituted pursuant to Section 12 of County Governments Act:
(1) There shall be a county assembly service board for each county assembly.
(2) The county assembly service board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal.
(3) The Board consists of—
(a) the Speaker of the county assembly, as the chairperson;
(b) a vice-chairperson elected by the Board from the members appointed under paragraph (c);
(c) two members of the county assembly nominated by the political parties represented in the county assembly according to their proportion of members in the county assembly; and
(d) one man and one woman appointed by the county assembly from amongst persons who are experienced in public affairs, but are not members of the county assembly.
Mandate and Responsibilities
- Providing services and facilities to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the County Assembly.
- Constituting offices in the County Assembly Service and appointing and supervising office holders.
- Preparing annual estimates of expenditure of the County Assembly Service, submitting them for approval, and exercising budgetary control over the Service.
- Undertaking, singly or jointly with other relevant organizations, programmes to promote the ideals of parliamentary democracy.
- Performing other functions necessary for the well-being of members and staff of the County Assembly or as prescribed by national legislation.
