Constitution of Kenya, 2010
(6) If more than one candidate receives the greatest number of
votes, clause (5) (b) shall not apply and the only candidates in the
fresh election shall be those contemplated in clause (5) (a).
(7) The candidate who receives the most votes in the fresh
election shall be declared elected as President.
(8) A presidential election shall be cancelled and a new election
held if—
(a) no person has been nominated as a candidate before the
expiry of the period set for the delivery of nominations;
(b) a candidate for election as President or Deputy President dies
on or before the scheduled election date; or
(c) a candidate who would have been entitled to be declared
elected as President, dies before being declared elected as
President.
(9) A new presidential election under clause (8) shall be held
within sixty days after the date set for the previous presidential
election.
(10) Within seven days after the presidential election, the
chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission
shall—
(a) declare the result of the election; and
(b) deliver a written notification of the result to the Chief Justice
and the incumbent President.
Death before assuming office.
139. (1) If a President-elect dies after being declared elected as
President, but before assuming office—
(a) the Deputy President-elect shall be sworn in as acting
President on the date on which the President-elect would
otherwise have been sworn-in; and
(b) a fresh election to the office of President shall be held within
sixty days after the death of the President-elect.
(2) If the Deputy President-elect dies before assuming office, the
office of the Deputy President shall be declared vacant on the
assumption of office by the person declared elected as the President.
(3) If both the persons declared elected as the President and the
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