# Indexed passage in the Constitution of Kenya

- Jurisdiction: Kenya (KE)
- Chapter (as indexed): Chapter FOURTEEN: —NATIONAL SECURITY
- Source document: The Kenya Constitution
- Canonical (HTML): https://www.portablelaw.com/provision/bdf10097-1d46-4138-a060-5dcf8b4e12b2
- This document: https://www.portablelaw.com/provision/bdf10097-1d46-4138-a060-5dcf8b4e12b2/md
- Constitution: https://www.portablelaw.com/countries/03fe64e6-7dc2-4959-950b-e59f32a20028

## Verbatim text

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PART 1—NATIONAL SECURITY ORGANS
238—Principles of national security.
239—National security organs.
240—Establishment of the National Security Council.
PART 2—THE KENYA DEFENCE FORCES
241—Establishment of Defence Forces and Defence Council.9
Constitution of Kenya, 2010
PART 3—THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
242—Establishment of National Intelligence Service.
PART 4—THE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE
243—Establishment of the National Police Service.
244—Objects and functions of the National Police Service.
245—Command of the National Police Service.
246—National Police Service Commission.
247—Other police services.
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## What this means (mechanical reading aid, not legal advice)

- The index files it under the chapter heading “Chapter FOURTEEN: —NATIONAL SECURITY”.
- The passage runs to about 75 words.
- Read plainly, it mentions police powers — it sets out what the police or other security services may do (the words used: “POLICE”).
- **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 FOURTEEN: —NATIONAL SECURITY”, Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelaw.com/provision/bdf10097-1d46-4138-a060-5dcf8b4e12b2 (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)
- [HTML version of this provision](https://www.portablelaw.com/provision/bdf10097-1d46-4138-a060-5dcf8b4e12b2)
- [Machine-readable corpus digest](https://www.portablelaw.com/llms-full.txt)

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Portable Lawyer · A provision of the Constitution of Kenya (chapter: “Chapter FOURTEEN: —NATIONAL SECURITY”). PART 1—NATIONAL SECURITY ORGANS 238—Principles of national security. 239—National security organs. 240—Establishment of the National Security Council. PART 2—THE KENYA DEFENCE…