Chapter 3 · Art. 13
Retention and acquisition of citizenship
- Everyone who was a citizen before the effective date keeps that status.
Art. 13(1)
(1) Every person who was a citizen immediately before the effective date retains the same citizenship status as of that date.
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Art. 13(2)
(2) Citizenship may be acquired by birth or registration.
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Art. 13(3)
(3) Citizenship is not lost through marriage or the dissolution of marriage.
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- You can become a Kenyan by being born here or by registration, and marriage does not change your citizenship.
Art. 13(2)
(2) Citizenship may be acquired by birth or registration.
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