Local Government Act - Kenya Law Reports

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authority in question; and
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(b) after the expiry of a period of not less than fourteen days
from the date of publication of such notice in the Gazette, a
draft of the order shall be laid before the National Assembly;
and no such order shall have effect unless notice thereof is
published as aforesaid and the National Assembly has, by
resolution (of which at least twenty-eight days’ notice has
been given to the National Assembly), approved the draft.
253. (1) Upon any order being made under section 252 with
respect to a local authority, such local authority shall until dissolved by
declaration under section 255, continue in existence for the purpose only
of windingup, and to that end the members of the local authority shall, or
where by order under section 252 a commission is or has been appointed
in place of such members, then, such commission shall, without delay,
take such steps as may be necessary to wind up the affairs of the local
authority, and in particular shall do such acts as may be required by any
order made by the Minister under sub-section (2).
(2) In order to facilitate any such winding-up, the Minister may,
by notice in the Gazette, make such orders as he deems necessary or
desirable, and particularly, but without prejudice to the generality of
the foregoing, to ensure—
(a) that all or any property, movable or immovable, vested
or belonging to such local authority or to which the local
authority is entitled and all or any assets and claims to
which the local authority is entitled shall be transferred to
and vested in such other authority or authorities as exist or
may be established for the area for which the local authority
being wound up was established;
(b) that all or any contracts of service, appointments made or
powers conferred shall be deemed respectively to have been
entered into, made or conferred by or to such other authority
or authorities as aforesaid;
(c) that all or any works, undertakings, rights, liabilities,
contracts and engagements of the local authority, and all
actions, suits and legal proceedings by or against the local
authority shall be transferred to, vested in and be enforced,
carried on and prosecuted by or against such other authority
or authorities as aforesaid;
(d) that all or any licences or registrations issued, made or
granted by the local authority shall continue in force for the
Procedure on
winding-up.
L.N. 634/1963,
L.N. 105/1965,
11 of 1984, Sch.