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Article 120 · Part 5—Parliament's general procedures and rules

Official languages of Parliament

In plain English

Parliament's official languages are Kiswahili, English and Kenyan Sign language, and its business may be conducted in any of them. If versions of an Act conflict, the version signed by the President prevails.

The official text

(1) The official languages of Parliament shall be Kiswahili, English and Kenyan Sign language, and the business of Parliament may be conducted in English, Kiswahili and Kenyan Sign language.

(2) In case of a conflict between different language versions of an Act of Parliament, the version signed by the President shall prevail.

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.