Transitional and Consequential Provisions

1. 261Consequential legislationParliament must pass the laws the Constitution requires within the Fifth Schedule deadlines. The National Assembly can extend a deadline once, by up to a year, by a two-thirds vote. If Parliament fails, anyone may petition the High Court; continued failure can lead to dissolution.
2. 262Transitional and consequential provisionsThe transitional and consequential provisions in the Sixth Schedule take effect on the effective date.
3. 263Effective DateThe Constitution came into force on promulgation by the President, or fourteen days after the final referendum result was published in the Gazette, whichever came first.
4. 264Repeal of previous ConstitutionSubject to the Sixth Schedule, the Constitution in force immediately before the effective date was repealed on that date.

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.