Constitution of Kenya, 2010
Enforcement of this Constitution
Chapter Seventeen GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Provision
- 258
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- in force
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Official source(1) Every person has the right to institute court proceedings, claiming that this Constitution has been contravened, or is threatened with contravention. (2) In addition to a person acting in their own interest, court proceedings under clause (1) may be instituted by— (a) a person acting on behalf of another person who cannot act in their own name; (b) a person acting as a member of, or in the interest of, a group or class of persons; (c) a person acting in the public interest; or (d) an association acting in the interest of one or more of its members.
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Constitution of Kenya, 2010 · new.kenyalaw.org · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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