# Indexed passage in the Constitution of Kenya

- Jurisdiction: Kenya (KE)
- Chapter (as indexed): Chapter FOURTEEN: —NATIONAL SECURITY
- Source document: The Kenya Constitution
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- Constitution: https://www.portablelaw.com/countries/03fe64e6-7dc2-4959-950b-e59f32a20028

## Verbatim text

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National security organs (Article 239) Two years
Command of the National Police Service (Article 245) Two years
GENERAL
Any other legislation required by this Constitution Five years
SIXTH  SCHEDULE                      ( Article 262)
TRANSITIONAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS
PART 1—G ENERAL
Interpretation.
1. In this Schedule, unless the context requires otherwise—
(a)  “Boundaries  Commission”  means  Interim  Independent
Boundaries Commission;
(b) “Electoral Commission” means Interim Independent Electoral
Commission;
(c) “former Constitution” means the Constitution in force before
this Constitution  came into force.
Suspension of provisions of this Constitution.
2. (1) The following provisions of this Constitution are suspended
until the final announcement of all the results of the first elections for
Parliament under this Constitution—
(a) Chapter Seven, except that the provisions of the Chapter shall
apply to the first general elections under this Constitution;
(b)  Chapter  Eight,  except  that  the  provisions  of  the  Chapter
relating  to  the  election  of  the  National  Assembly  and  the  178
Constitution of Kenya, 2010
Senate shall apply to the first general elections under this
Constitution; and
(c) Articles 129 to 155 of Chapter Nine, except that the provisions
of the Chapter relating to the election of the President shall
apply to the first general elections under this Constitution.
(2)  The  provisions  of  this  Constitution  relating  to  devolved
government, including Article 187, are suspended until the date of the
first elections for county assemblies and governors held under this
Constitution.
(3) Despite subsection (2)—
(a) elections for county assemblies and governors shall be held in
accordance with Articles 177 and 180 of this Constitution; and
(b) the laws relating to devolved government, required by this
Schedule  and  Chapters  Eleven  and  Twelve  of  this
Constitution, shall be enacted within the period stipulated in
the Fifth Schedule.
(4) Article 62 (2) and (3) is suspended until the National Land
Commission is established.
Extension of application of provisions of the former constitution.
3.(1) Until Parliament passes the Act anticipated in Articles 15
and 18, section 93 of the former Constitution continues to apply.
(2) Sections  30 to  40,  43 to 46 and 48 to 58 of the former
Constitution, the provisions of the former Constitution concerning the
executive,  and  the  National  Accord  and  Reconciliation  Act,  shall
continue to operate until the first general elections held under this
Constitution,  but  the  provisions  of  this  Constitution  concerning  the
system of elections, eligibility for election and the electoral process
shall apply to that election.
(3) Until the National Police Service Commission referred to in
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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 410 words.
- Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”); 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/c334490f-899a-43f1-b8da-234933216a50 (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/c334490f-899a-43f1-b8da-234933216a50)
- [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”). National security organs (Article 239) Two years Command of the National Police Service (Article 245) Two years GENERAL Any other legislation required by this Constitution Five…