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Article 13

Retention and acquisition of citizenship

In plain English

People who were citizens before the effective date keep their status. Citizenship is acquired by birth or registration, and is not lost through marriage or its dissolution.

The official text

(1) Every person who was a citizen immediately before the effective date retains the same citizenship status as of that date.

(2) Citizenship may be acquired by birth or registration.

(3) Citizenship is not lost through marriage or the dissolution of marriage.

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.