41 THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA ACT 1969 No. 5 of 1969 Date of Assent: 10th April 1969 Date of Commencement: 18th April 1969 An Act of Parliament to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya and to reproduce the said Constitu- tion in a revised form, and for purposes incidental thereto ENACTED by the Parliament of Kenya, as follows : — 1. This Act may be cited as the Constitution of Kenya Short title. Act 1969. 2. In this Act, except where the context otherwise Interpretation. requires— "the Constitution" means the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya contained in Schedule 2 of the Kenya Independence L.N. 718/1963. 28 of 1964. Order in Council 1963, as amended by the Constitution of 38 of 1964. Kenya (Amendment) Act 1964, the Constitution of Kenya 14 of 1965. 16 of 1966. (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1964, the Constitution of Kenya 17 of 1966. (Amendment) Act 1965, the Constitution of Kenya (Amend- 18 of 1966. 40 of 1966. ment) Act 1966, the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No. 4 of 1967. 2) Act 1966, the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No. 3) 16 of 1968. 45 of 1968. Act 1966, the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No. 4) f Act 1966, the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Act 1967, the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Act 1968 and the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1968; "the revised Constitution" means the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya as set out in the Second Schedule to this Act. (1) The provisions of the Constitution specified in the Amendment of 3. Constitution. first column of the First Schedule to this Act are amended in such manner as to make them read according to the wording of the provision of the revised Constitution specified in rela- tion thereto in the second column of that Schedule. (2) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that the amendments effected by subsection (1) of this section do not affect the continued existence or validity of any thing or matter having existence or validity under the Constitution immediately before the commencement of this Act. 42 No. 5 Constitution of Kenya 1969 Insertion of new 4. There shall be inserted in the Constitution new sections in Constitution. sections identical with those numbered 3, 124, 125, 126, 127 and 128 in the revised Constitution. Repeal. 5. (1) Sections 10, 66, 85, 157, 162, 166, 177, 212 and 223 and Schedules 9 and 10 of the Constitution are repealed. N 718/1963. (2) Sections 13, 14 and 19 of the Kenya Independence Order in Council 1963 are repealed : Provided that any regulations made under the said section 19 and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue in force after such commencement and shall be deemed to have been made under section 127 of the revised Constitution. Revised 6. The revised Constitution set out in the Second Constitution. Schedule to this Act (which is a revised version of the Consti- tution as amended by this Act incorporating revisions as to form only and effecting no changes of substance) is hereby declared to be the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya and to be the authentic version thereof. Printing and 7. The revised Constitution may be printed and pub- publication of revised lished by the Government Printer apart from this Act, and the Constitution. production of a copy of the revised Constitution purporting to be so printed shall be prima facie evidence in all courts and for all purposes whatsoever of the revised Constitution and of its provisions. Amendment of 8. (1) Section 3 of the Interpretation and General Pro- written laws. Cap. 2. visions Act is amended by the deletion of the definition of "the Constitution" and the substitution therefor of the follow- ing-- "the Constitution" means the Constitution of Kenya set out in the Second Schedule to the Constitution of Kenya Act 1968;." (2) Any reference in a written law in operation imme- diately before the commencement of this Act to any of the provisions of the Constitution (as defined for the purposes of that law immediately before the commencement of this Act), being a provision that is specified in the first column of the First Schedule to this Act, shall be construed as a reference to the provision of the revised Constitution specified in relation thereto in the second column of that Schedule. 43 No. 5 1969 Constitution of Kenya FIRST SCHEDULE (s. 3) First Column Second Column First Column Second Column Provision of Provision of revised Provision of revised Provision of Constitution Constitution Constitution Constitution s. 38 s. 1 s. 87 s. 46 s. 88 s. 47 s. 45 s. 2 s. 41 s. 3 s. 89 s. 48 s. 90 s. 49 s. 42 s. 4 s. 44 s. 5 s. 91 s. 50 s. 92 s. 51 s. 49 s. 6 s. 50 s. 7 s. 93 s. 53 s. 94 s. 54 s. 51 s. 8 s. 53 s. 9 s. 95 s. 55 s. 11 s. 96 s. 56 s. 54 s. 12 s. 97 s. 57 s. 36 s. 13 s. 98 s. 58 s. 55 s. 70 s. 59 s. 46 s. 14 s. 48 s. 15 s. 71 s. 60 s. 72 s. 62 ss. 56 and s. 16 57 s. 17 s. 73 s. 18 s. 74 s. 64 s. 58 s. 19 s. 75 s. 65 s. 59 s. 76 s. 71 s. 47 s. 20 s. 23 s. 21 s. 77 s. 72 s. 78 s. 74 s. 15 s. 22 s. 16 s. 23 s. 79 s. 75 s. 24 s. 80 s. 76 s. 17 s. 25 s. 81 s. 77 s. 18 s. 26 s. 82 s. 81 s. 19 s. 27 s. 83 s. 82 s. 20 s. 28 s. 84 s. 83 s. 21 s. 83A s. 22 (2) s. 29 s. 85 s. 22 (1) s. 30 s. 86 s. 84 s. 31 s. 1 s. 86 s. 26 s. 2 s. 87 s. 24 s. 32 s. 25 s. 33 s. 4 s. 87A s. 33A s. 5 s. 88 s. 27 s. 33AB s. 6 s. 89 s. 28 s. 33AC s. 7 s. 90 s. 29 s. 33AD s. 8 s. 121 s. 99 s. 33AE s. 9 s. 122 s. 100 s. 33B s. 10 s. 124 s. 101 s. 33C s. 52 s. 125 s. 102 s. 33D s. 11 s. 126 s. 104 s. 33E s. 12 s. 127 s. 103 s. 33F s. 13 s. 128 s. 105 s. 14 s. 163 s. 108 s. 33G s. 26 (4) s. 34 s. 30 s. 167 s. 37 s. 31 s. 171 s. 60 s. 38 s. 32 s. 172 s. 61 s. 39 s. 33 s. 173 s. 62 5.40 s. 34 s. 174 s. 63 s. 41 s. 35 ss. 176 and s. 64 s. 42 s. 39 177 s. 40 s. 178 s. 65 s. 41A s. 66 s. 45 s. 37 s. 179 44 No. 5 Constitution of Kenya 1969 FIRST ScuErnme—(Contd.) First Column Second Column First Column Second Column Provision of Provision of Provision of revised Provision of revised Constitution Constitution Constitution Constitution ss. 175 and s. 67 s. 202 s. 114 182 s. 208 ss. 115, s. 184 s. 68 116 and s. 185 s. 69 117 s. 186 s. 106 s. 209 s. 118 s. 188 s. 107 s. 210 s. 119 s. 189 s. 109 s. 211 s. 120 s. 190 s.110 s.244 s.121 ss. 191 and s. 111 s. 245 s. 122 192 s. 247 s. 123 s. 195 s. 112 Sch. 5 Pt. II s. 43 s. 196 s. 113 SECOND SCHEDULE (s. THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS CHAPTER I-THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA Section 1—Declaration of Republic. 2—Public Seal. 3—Constitution of Republic of Kenya. CHAPTER II-THE EXECUTIVE Part 1—The President and the Vice-President 4—The office of President. 5—Election of President. 6—Vacancy in office of President. 7—Assumption of office of President. 8—Oath of President. 9—Tenure of office of President. 10—Determination of questions as to validity of Presidential elections, etc. 11—Exercise of President's functions during absence, illness, etc. 12—Removal of President on grounds of incapacity. 13—Salary and allowances of President. I4—Protection of President in respect of legal proceedings during office. 15—The Vice-President of Kenya. 45 No. 5 1969 Constitution of Kenya Pan 2—Ministers and the Cabinet Section 16—Ministers of Government of Kenya. 17—Cabinet. 18—Allocation of portfolios to Ministers. 19--Assistant Ministers. 20—Absence of Vice-President, Ministers and Assistant Ministers from Kenya. 21—Oaths to be taken by Ministers and Assistant Ministers. 22—Permanent Secretaries. Part 3—Executive Powers 23—Executive authority of Government of Kenya. 24—Constitution of offices. 25—Tenure of oficef in the service of the Republic. 26—Attorney-General. 27—Prerogative of Mercy. 28—Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy. 29—Functions of Advisory Committee on Prerogative of Mercy. CHAFFER III-PARLIAMENT Part 1—Composition of Parliament 30—Legislative power. 31—Composition of National Assembly. 32—Election of elected members. 33—Nominated members. 34—Qualifications for election. 35—Disqualifications for election. 36—Attorney-General to be member of National Assembly. 37—Speaker of National Assembly. 38—Deputy Speaker of National Assembly. 39—Vacation of seat in National Assembly. 40—Vacation of seat in National Assembly upon resignation from PartY- 4I—Electoral Commission. 42—Constituencies.