Constitution of Kenya, 2010 18 (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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