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Article 236 · Part 2—The Public Service Commission

Protection of public officers

In plain English

A public officer must not be victimised or discriminated against for doing their job in line with the Constitution or other law. They also must not be dismissed, demoted or disciplined without due process of law.

The official text

A public officer shall not be—

(a) victimised or discriminated against for having performed the functions of office in accordance with this Constitution or any other law; or

(b) dismissed, removed from office, demoted in rank or otherwise subjected to disciplinary action without due process of law.

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.