Constitution
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English: Kenya Law · public domain. Kiswahili: unofficial translation with a disclaimer cover page.
Chapter 1.Sovereignty of the People and Supremacy of This Constitution
Chapter 2.The Republic
- Art. 4Declaration of the Republicplain language
- Art. 5Territory of Kenyaplain language
- Art. 6Devolution and access to servicesplain language
- Art. 7National, official and other languagesplain language
- Art. 8State and religionplain language
- Art. 9National symbols and national daysplain language
- Art. 10National values and principles of governanceplain language
- Art. 11Cultureplain language
Chapter 3.Citizenship
- Art. 12Entitlements of citizensplain language
- Art. 13Retention and acquisition of citizenshipplain language
- Art. 14Citizenship by birthplain language
- Art. 15Citizenship by registrationplain language
- Art. 16Dual citizenshipplain language
- Art. 17Revocation of citizenshipplain language
- Art. 18Legislation on citizenshipplain language
Chapter 4.The Bill of Rights
- Art. 19Rights and fundamental freedomsplain language
- Art. 20Application of Bill of Rightsplain language
- Art. 21Implementation of rights and fundamental freedomsplain language
- Art. 22Enforcement of Bill of Rightsplain language
- Art. 23Authority of courts to uphold and enforce the Bill of Rightsplain language
- Art. 24Limitation of rights and fundamental freedomsplain language
- Art. 25Fundamental Rights and freedoms that may not be limitedplain language
- Art. 26Right to lifeplain language
- Art. 27Equality and freedom from discriminationplain language
- Art. 28Human dignityplain language
- Art. 29Freedom and security of the personplain language
- Art. 30Slavery, servitude and forced labourplain language
- Art. 31Privacyplain language
- Art. 32Freedom of conscience, religion, belief and opinionplain language
- Art. 33Freedom of expressionplain language
- Art. 34Freedom of the mediaplain language
- Art. 35Access to informationplain language
- Art. 36Freedom of associationplain language
- Art. 37Assembly, demonstration, picketing and petitionplain language
- Art. 38Political rightsplain language
- Art. 39Freedom of movement and residenceplain language
- Art. 40Protection of right to propertyplain language
- Art. 41Labour relationsplain language
- Art. 42Environmentplain language
- Art. 43Economic and social rightsplain language
- Art. 44Language and cultureplain language
- Art. 45Familyplain language
- Art. 46Consumer rightsplain language
- Art. 47Fair administrative actionplain language
- Art. 48Access to justiceplain language
- Art. 49Rights of arrested personsplain language
- Art. 50Fair hearingplain language
- Art. 51Rights of persons detained, held in custody or imprisonedplain language
- Art. 52Interpretation of this Partplain language
- Art. 53Childrenplain language
- Art. 54Persons with disabilitiesplain language
- Art. 55Youthplain language
- Art. 56Minorities and marginalised groupsplain language
- Art. 57Older members of societyplain language
- Art. 58State of emergencyplain language
- Art. 59Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commissionplain language
Chapter 5.Land and Environment
- Art. 60Principles of land policyplain language
- Art. 61Classification of landplain language
- Art. 62Public landplain language
- Art. 63Community landplain language
- Art. 64Private landplain language
- Art. 65Landholding by non-citizensplain language
- Art. 66Regulation of land use and propertyplain language
- Art. 67National Land Commissionplain language
- Art. 68Legislation on landplain language
- Art. 69Obligations in respect of the environmentplain language
- Art. 70Enforcement of environmental rightsplain language
- Art. 71Agreements relating to natural resourcesplain language
- Art. 72Legislation relating to the environmentplain language
Chapter 6.Leadership and Integrity
- Art. 73Responsibilities of leadershipplain language
- Art. 74Oath of office of State officersplain language
- Art. 75Conduct of State officersplain language
- Art. 76Financial probity of State officersplain language
- Art. 77Restriction on activities of State officersplain language
- Art. 78Citizenship and leadershipplain language
- Art. 79Legislation to establish the ethics and anti-corruption commissionplain language
- Art. 80Legislation on leadershipplain language
Chapter 7.Representation of the People
- Art. 81General principles for the electoral systemplain language
- Art. 82Legislation on electionsplain language
- Art. 83Registration as a voterplain language
- Art. 84Candidates for election and political parties to comply with code of conductplain language
- Art. 85Eligibility to stand as an independent candidateplain language
- Art. 86Votingplain language
- Art. 87Electoral disputesplain language
- Art. 88Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commissionplain language
- Art. 89Delimitation of electoral unitsplain language
- Art. 90Allocation of party list seatsplain language
- Art. 91Basic requirements for political partiesplain language
- Art. 92Legislation on political partiesplain language
Chapter 8.The Legislature
- Art. 93Establishment of Parliamentplain language
- Art. 94Role of Parliamentplain language
- Art. 95Role of the National Assemblyplain language
- Art. 96Role of the Senateplain language
- Art. 97Membership of the National Assemblyplain language
- Art. 98Membership of the Senateplain language
- Art. 99Qualifications and disqualifications for election as member of Parliamentplain language
- Art. 100Promotion of representation of marginalised groupsplain language
- Art. 101Election of members of Parliamentplain language
- Art. 102Term of Parliamentplain language
- Art. 103Vacation of office of member of Parliamentplain language
- Art. 104Right of recallplain language
- Art. 105Determination of questions of membershipplain language
- Art. 106Speakers and Deputy Speakers of Parliamentplain language
- Art. 107Presiding in Parliamentplain language
- Art. 108Party leadersplain language
- Art. 109Exercise of legislative powersplain language
- Art. 110Bills concerning county governmentplain language
- Art. 111Special Bills concerning county governmentsplain language
- Art. 112Ordinary Bills concerning county governmentsplain language
- Art. 113Mediation committeesplain language
- Art. 114Money Billsplain language
- Art. 115Presidential assent and referralplain language
- Art. 116Coming into force of lawsplain language
- Art. 117Powers, privileges and immunitiesplain language
- Art. 118Public access and participationplain language
- Art. 119Right to petition Parliamentplain language
- Art. 120Official languages of Parliamentplain language
- Art. 121Quorumplain language
- Art. 122Voting in Parliamentplain language
- Art. 123Decisions of Senateplain language
- Art. 124Committees and Standing Ordersplain language
- Art. 125Power to call for evidenceplain language
- Art. 126Location of sittings of Parliamentplain language
- Art. 127Parliamentary Service Commissionplain language
- Art. 128Clerks and staff of Parliamentplain language
Chapter 9.The Executive
- Art. 129Principles of executive authorityplain language
- Art. 130The National Executiveplain language
- Art. 131Authority of the Presidentplain language
- Art. 132Functions of the Presidentplain language
- Art. 133Power of mercyplain language
- Art. 134Exercise of presidential powers during temporary incumbencyplain language
- Art. 135Decisions of the Presidentplain language
- Art. 136Election of the Presidentplain language
- Art. 137Qualifications and disqualifications for election as Presidentplain language
- Art. 138Procedure at presidential electionplain language
- Art. 139Death before assuming officeplain language
- Art. 140Questions as to validity of presidential electionplain language
- Art. 141Assumption of office of Presidentplain language
- Art. 142Term of office of Presidentplain language
- Art. 143Protection from legal proceedingsplain language
- Art. 144Removal of President on grounds of incapacityplain language
- Art. 145Removal of President by impeachmentplain language
- Art. 146Vacancy in the office of Presidentplain language
- Art. 147Functions of the Deputy Presidentplain language
- Art. 148Election and swearing-in of Deputy Presidentplain language
- Art. 149Vacancy in the office of Deputy Presidentplain language
- Art. 150Removal of Deputy Presidentplain language
- Art. 151Remuneration and benefits of President and Deputy Presidentplain language
- Art. 152Cabinetplain language
- Art. 153Decisions, responsibility and accountability of the Cabinetplain language
- Art. 154Secretary to the Cabinetplain language
- Art. 155Principal Secretariesplain language
- Art. 156Attorney-Generalplain language
- Art. 157Director of Public Prosecutionsplain language
- Art. 158Removal and resignation of Director of Public Prosecutionsplain language
Chapter 10.Judiciary
- Art. 159Judicial authorityplain language
- Art. 160Independence of the Judiciaryplain language
- Art. 161Judicial offices and officersplain language
- Art. 162System of courtsplain language
- Art. 163Supreme Courtplain language
- Art. 164Court of Appealplain language
- Art. 165High Courtplain language
- Art. 166Appointment of Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice and other judgesplain language
- Art. 167Tenure of office of the Chief Justice and other judgesplain language
- Art. 168Removal from officeplain language
- Art. 169Subordinate courtsplain language
- Art. 170Kadhis’ courtsplain language
- Art. 171Establishment of the Judicial Service Commissionplain language
- Art. 172Functions of the Judicial Service Commissionplain language
- Art. 173Judiciary Fundplain language
Chapter 11.Devolved Government
- Art. 174Objects of devolutionplain language
- Art. 175Principles of devolved governmentplain language
- Art. 176County governmentsplain language
- Art. 177Membership of county assemblyplain language
- Art. 178Speaker of a county assemblyplain language
- Art. 179County executive committeesplain language
- Art. 180Election of county governor and deputy county governorplain language
- Art. 181Removal of a county governorplain language
- Art. 182Vacancy in the office of county governorplain language
- Art. 183Functions of county executive committeesplain language
- Art. 184Urban areas and citiesplain language
- Art. 185Legislative authority of county assembliesplain language
- Art. 186Respective functions and powers of national and county governmentsplain language
- Art. 187Transfer of functions and powers between levels of governmentplain language
- Art. 188Boundaries of countiesplain language
- Art. 189Cooperation between national and county governmentsplain language
- Art. 190Support for county governmentsplain language
- Art. 191Conflict of lawsplain language
- Art. 192Suspension of a county governmentplain language
- Art. 193Qualifications for election as member of county assemblyplain language
- Art. 194Vacation of office of member of county assemblyplain language
- Art. 195County assembly power to summon witnessesplain language
- Art. 196Public participation and county assembly powers, privileges and immunitiesplain language
- Art. 197County assembly gender balance and diversityplain language
- Art. 198County government during transitionplain language
- Art. 199Publication of county legislationplain language
- Art. 200Legislation on Chapterplain language
Chapter 12.Public Finance
- Art. 201Principles of public financeplain language
- Art. 202Equitable sharing of national revenueplain language
- Art. 203Equitable share and other financial lawsplain language
- Art. 204Equalisation Fundplain language
- Art. 205Consultation on financial legislation affecting countiesplain language
- Art. 206Consolidated Fund and other public fundsplain language
- Art. 207Revenue Funds for county governmentsplain language
- Art. 208Contingencies Fundplain language
- Art. 209Power to impose taxes and chargesplain language
- Art. 210Imposition of taxplain language
- Art. 211Borrowing by national governmentplain language
- Art. 212Borrowing by countiesplain language
- Art. 213Loan guarantees by national governmentplain language
- Art. 214Public debtplain language
- Art. 215Commission on Revenue Allocationplain language
- Art. 216Functions of the Commission on Revenue Allocationplain language
- Art. 217Division of revenueplain language
- Art. 218Annual Division and Allocation of Revenue Billsplain language
- Art. 219Transfer of equitable shareplain language
- Art. 220Form, content and timing of budgetsplain language
- Art. 221Budget estimates and annual Appropriation Billplain language
- Art. 222Expenditure before annual budget is passedplain language
- Art. 223Supplementary appropriationplain language
- Art. 224County appropriation Billsplain language
- Art. 225Financial controlplain language
- Art. 226Accounts and audit of public entitiesplain language
- Art. 227Procurement of public goods and servicesplain language
- Art. 228Controller of Budgetplain language
- Art. 229Auditor-Generalplain language
- Art. 230Salaries and Remuneration Commissionplain language
- Art. 231Central Bank of Kenyaplain language
Chapter 13.The Public Service
- Art. 232Values and principles of public serviceplain language
- Art. 233The Public Service Commissionplain language
- Art. 234Functions and powers of the Public Service Commissionplain language
- Art. 235Staffing of county governmentsplain language
- Art. 236Protection of public officersplain language
- Art. 237Teachers Service Commissionplain language
Chapter 14.National Security
- Art. 238Principles of national securityplain language
- Art. 239National security organsplain language
- Art. 240Establishment of the National Security Councilplain language
- Art. 241Establishment of Kenya Defence Forces and Defence Councilplain language
- Art. 242Establishment of National Intelligence Serviceplain language
- Art. 243Establishment of the National Police Serviceplain language
- Art. 244Objects and functions of the National Police Serviceplain language
- Art. 245Command of the National Police Serviceplain language
- Art. 246National Police Service Commissionplain language
- Art. 247Other police servicesplain language
Chapter 15.Commissions and Independent Offices
- Art. 248Application of Chapterplain language
- Art. 249Objects, authority and funding of commissions and independent officesplain language
- Art. 250Composition, appointment and terms of officeplain language
- Art. 251Removal from officeplain language
- Art. 252General functions and powersplain language
- Art. 253Incorporation of commissions and independent officesplain language
- Art. 254Reporting by commissions and independent officesplain language