Article 119 · Part 5—Parliament's general procedures and rules
Right to petition Parliament
In plain English
Every person has the right to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including to make, change or repeal a law. Parliament must set the procedure for this.
The official text
(1) Every person has a right to petition Parliament to consider any matter within its authority, including to enact, amend or repeal any legislation.
(2) Parliament shall make provision for the procedure for the exercise of this right.
Summaries and answers are a plain-English guide written by Iam254, not legal advice. The official text is what counts. Official text: Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Kenya Law (National Council for Law Reporting), legislation as at 3 September 2010. It has not been amended since.