Indexed passage in the Constitution of Kenya

Verbatim text

Legislation on citizenship (Article 18) One year CHAPTER FOUR—THE BILL OF RIGHTS Freedom of the media (Article 34) Three years Family (Article 45) Five years Consumer protection (Article 46) Four years Fair administrative action (Article 47) Four years Fair hearing (Article 50) Four years Rights of persons detained, held in custody or detained (Article 51)Four years Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission (Article 59)One year CHAPTER FIVE—LAND AND ENVIRONMENT Community land (Article 63) Five years Regulation of land use and property (Article 66) Five years Legislation on land (Article 68) 18 months Agreements relating to natural resources (Article 71) Five years Legislation regarding environment (Article 72) Four years CHAPTER SIX—LEADERSHIP AND INTEGRITY Ethics and anti-corruption commission (Article 79) One year Legislation on leadership (Article 80) Two years

What this means

The index files it under the chapter heading “Chapter THREE: —CITIZENSHIP”.
The passage runs to about 128 words.
Read plainly, it mentions fair hearing — it guarantees a fair hearing — a court or tribunal that hears you and decides impartially (the words used: “Fair hearing”); it mentions arrest and detention — it deals with arrest or detention, and the conditions attached to holding a person (the words used: “detained”); it mentions property — it addresses property, possession, or taking property compulsorily (the words used: “property”); it mentions equality and non-discrimination — it requires equal treatment or forbids discrimination (the words used: “Equality”).

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Constitution of Kenya, passage filed under chapter “Chapter THREE: —CITIZENSHIP”, Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelaw.com/provision/498df9b7-b44b-4ff5-9920-118d74e1eb87 (accessed 27 September 2026).

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