Sovereignty of the People and Supremacy of This Constitution

1. 1Sovereignty of the peopleAll sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya. They exercise it directly or through elected representatives, and it is delegated to Parliament, the executive and the Judiciary at national and county level.
2. 2Supremacy of this ConstitutionThe Constitution is the supreme law and binds everyone and every State organ. Any law or act that conflicts with it is void or invalid. General rules of international law and treaties Kenya has ratified form part of Kenyan law.
3. 3Defence of this ConstitutionEveryone must respect, uphold and defend the Constitution. Any attempt to set up a government in a way that does not follow the Constitution is unlawful.

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.