Article 137. Qualifications and Disqualifications for Election as President

(1) A person qualifies for nomination as a presidential candidate if the person–

• (a) is a citizen by birth;
• (b) is qualified to stand for election as a member of Parliament;
• (c) is nominated by a political party, or is an independent candidate; and
• (d) is nominated by not fewer than two thousand voters from each of a majority of the counties.

(2) A person is not qualified for nomination as a presidential candidate if the person–

• (a) owes allegiance to a foreign state; or
• (b) is a public officer, or is acting in any State or other public office.

(3) Clause (2) (b) shall not apply to–

• (a) the President;
• (b) the Deputy President; or
• (c) a member of Parliament.