Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (3) Parliament shall enact legislation providing for the election and removal from office of speakers of the county assemblies. County executive committees. 179. (1) The executive authority of the county is vested in, and exercised by, a county executive committee. (2) The county executive committee consists of— (a) the county governor and the deputy county governor; and (b) members appointed by the county governor, with the approval of the assembly, from among persons who are not members of the assembly. (3) The number of members appointed under clause (2) (b) shall not exceed— (a) one-third of the number of members of the county assembly, if the assembly has less than thirty members; or (b) ten, if the assembly has thirty or more members. (4) The county governor and the deputy county governor are the chief executive and deputy chief executive of the county, respectively. (5) When the county governor is absent, the deputy county governor shall act as the county governor. (6) Members of a county executive committee are accountable to the county governor for the performance of their functions and exercise of their powers. (7) If a vacancy arises in the office of the county governor, the members of the county executive committee appointed under clause (2) (b) cease to hold office. Election of county governor and deputy county governor. 180. (1) The county governor shall be directly elected by the voters registered in the county, on the same day as a general election of Members of Parliament, being the second Tuesday in August, in every fifth year. (2) To be eligible for election as county governor, a person must be eligible for election as a member of the county assembly. (3) If only one candidate for county governor is nominated, that candidate shall be declared elected. 109