Restrictions in relation to the individuals who can sign the proposal

Kenya

Kenya

Answer
  • Citizens' Initiative - signatories must be registered
  • Agenda Initiative - signatories must be registered
  • Recall - signatories must be registered electors in a specified electoral district
Source

Laws of Kenya, Constitution 2010 (amendments up to 2019), accessed 22 August 2022

Article 257(1) An amendment to this Constitution may be proposed by a popular initiative signed by at least one million registered voters.

Kenya, IEBC, Elections Act 24 of 2011 (Revised Edition 2019), accessed 22 August 2022

Article 46.2

(b) contain a list of such number of names of voters in the constituency or county which shall represent at least thirty percent of the registered voters;

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