Urban areas and cities
National legislation must provide for governing and managing urban areas and cities, including criteria for classifying them, principles of governance, and participation by residents.
The official text
(1) National legislation shall provide for the governance and management of urban areas and cities and shall, in particular—
(a) establish criteria for classifying areas as urban areas and cities;
(b) establish the principles of governance and management of urban areas and cities; and
(c) provide for participation by residents in the governance of urban areas and cities.
(2) National legislation contemplated in clause (1) may include mechanisms for identifying different categories of urban areas and cities, and for their governance.
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.