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Article 55 · Part 3 — Specific application of rights

Youth

In plain English

The State must take measures, including affirmative action, to ensure youth can access education and training, employment, and opportunities to participate and be represented, and are protected from harmful cultural practices and exploitation.

The official text

The State shall take measures, including affirmative action programmes, to ensure that the youth—

(a) access relevant education and training;

(b) have opportunities to associate, be represented and participate in political, social, economic and other spheres of life;

(c) access employment; and

(d) are protected from harmful cultural practices and exploitation.

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.