Mars Group Kenya - Constitution of Kenya

(1) The office of the county governor shall become vacant if the
holder of the office—
(a) dies;
(b) resigns, in writing, addressed to the speaker of the
county assembly;
(c) ceases to be eligible to be elected county governor
under Article 180(2);
(d) is convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment
for at least twelve months; or
(e) is removed from office under this Constitution.
(2) If a vacancy occurs in the office of county governor, the
deputy county governor shall assume office as county
governor for the remainder of the term of the county
governor.
(3) If a person assumes office as county governor under clause
(2), the person shall be deemed for the purposes of Article
180 (7)—
(a) to have served a full term as county governor if, at the
date on which the person assumed office, more than two
and a half years remain before the date of the next
regularly scheduled election under Article 180 (1); or                                                                                                                                        (b) not to have served a term of office as county governor,
in any other case.
(4) If a vacancy occurs in the office of county governor and that
of deputy county governor, or if the deputy county governor is
unable to act, the speaker of the county assembly shall act as
county governor.
(5) If a vacancy occurs in the circumstances contemplated by
clause (4), an election to the office of county governor shall
be held within sixty days after the speaker assumes the office
of county governor.
(6) A person who assumes the office of county governor under
this Article shall, unless otherwise removed from office under
this Constitution, hold office until the newly elected county
governor assumes office following the next election held
under Article 180 (1).