Constitution of Kenya, 2010
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(4) Parliament shall enact legislation establishing conditions on
which citizenship may be granted to individuals who are citizens of
other countries.
(5) This Article applies to a person as from the effective date, but
any requirements that must be satisfied before the person is entitled to
be registered as a citizen shall be regarded as having been satisfied
irrespective of whether the person satisfied them before or after the
effective date, or partially before, and partially after, the effective date.
Dual citizenship.
16. A citizen by birth does not lose citizenship by acquiring the
citizenship of another country.
Revocation of citizenship.
17. (1) If a person acquired citizenship by registration, the
citizenship may be revoked if the person—
(a) acquired the citizenship by fraud, false representation or
concealment of any material fact;
(b) has, during any war in which Kenya was engaged, unlawfully
traded or communicated with an enemy or been engaged in
or associated with any business that was knowingly carried
on in such a manner as to assist an enemy in that war;
(c) has, within five years after registration, been convicted of an
offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three
years or longer; or
(d) has, at any time after registration, been convicted of treason,
or of an offence for which—
(i) a penalty of at least seven years imprisonment may be
imposed; or
(ii) a more severe penalty may be imposed.
(2) The citizenship of a person who was presumed to be a citizen
by birth, as contemplated in Article 14 (4), may be revoked if—
(a) the citizenship was acquired by fraud, false representation or
concealment of any material fact by any person;
(b) the nationality or parentage of the person becomes known,
and reveals that the person was a citizen of another country;
or
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