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Can I ask the government for information it holds?

Yes

Yes. Every citizen has the right of access to information held by the State.

Article 35 gives every citizen the right to information held by the State, and to information held by another person if it is needed to exercise or protect a right. Everyone can also have untrue or misleading information about them corrected or deleted, and the State must publish important information affecting the nation.

“Every citizen has the right of access to— (a) information held by the State;”

Article 35: Access to information

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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.