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Article 18

Legislation on citizenship

In plain English

Parliament must make laws on how to become a citizen, entry and residence, permanent residents, renouncing and revoking citizenship, and citizens' duties and rights.

The official text

Parliament shall enact legislation—

(a) prescribing procedures by which a person may become a citizen;

(b) governing entry into and residence in Kenya;

(c) providing for the status of permanent residents;

(d) providing for voluntary renunciation of citizenship;

(e) prescribing procedures for revocation of citizenship;

(f) prescribing the duties and rights of citizens; and

(g) generally giving effect to the provisions of this Chapter.

Questions this Article answers

YesCan I hold another country's citizenship and still be Kenyan?Yes for citizens by birth: the Constitution says they do not lose Kenyan citizenship by acquiring another country's. For other citizens, an Act of Parliament sets the rules.

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.