General Provisions

1. 258Enforcement of this ConstitutionEvery person has the right to go to court claiming the Constitution has been or is about to be violated. Cases may also be brought on behalf of another person, a group, the public interest, or by an association for its members.
2. 259Construing this ConstitutionThe Constitution must be read in a way that promotes its values, the rule of law, human rights and good governance. The English version prevails. It also sets rules for reading references to offices and for counting days, months and years.
3. 260InterpretationThis Article defines terms used in the Constitution. For example, an adult is 18 or older, a child is under 18, an older member of society is 60 or older, and youth means people aged 18 to 34. It also defines land and property.

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.