# Indexed passage in the Constitution of Kenya

- Jurisdiction: Kenya (KE)
- Chapter (as indexed): Chapter THREE: —CITIZENSHIP
- Source document: The Kenya Constitution
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## Verbatim text

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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
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## What this means (mechanical reading aid, not legal advice)

- 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”).
- **Caveat:** The index holds no article number for this record. Cite the passage itself rather than a section number.

> This is a mechanical reading aid generated from the text above by matching words in it. It is not legal advice, not a lawyer’s interpretation, and not a substitute for the provision itself.

## How to cite this

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).

## Related

- [Constitution of Kenya](https://www.portablelaw.com/countries/03fe64e6-7dc2-4959-950b-e59f32a20028)
- [Kenya on Portable Lawyer](https://www.portablelaw.com/countries/03fe64e6-7dc2-4959-950b-e59f32a20028)
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Portable Lawyer · A provision of the Constitution of Kenya (chapter: “Chapter THREE: —CITIZENSHIP”). 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…