Mamlaka ya wananchi

Kiswahili

(1)Mamlaka yote makuu ni ya wananchi wa Kenya na yanaweza kutekelezwa tu kulingana na Katiba hii.

(2)Wananchi wanaweza kutekeleza mamlaka yao kwa njia ya moja kwa moja au kupitia wawakilishi wao waliochaguliwa kidemokrasia.

(3)Mamlaka ya wananchi katika Katiba hii yamepeanwa kwa idara za Serikali, ambazo zitafanya kazi zao kulingana na Katiba hii –

(a)Bunge la Kitaifa na mabunge katika serikali za kaunti;

(b)serikali ya kitaifa na mifumo ya serikali katika kaunti; na

(c)Idara ya Mahakama na mahakama huru ya ngazi ya chini.

(4)Mamlaka makuu ya wananchi yanatekelezwa katika––

(a)Ngazi ya kitaifa; na

(b)Ngazi yakaunti.

English

Sovereignty of the people

(1)All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with this Constitution.

(2)The people may exercise their sovereign power either directly or through their democratically elected representatives.

(3)Sovereign power under this Constitution is delegated to the following State organs, which shall perform their functions in accordance with this Constitution—

(a)Parliament and the legislative assemblies in the county governments;

(b)the national executive and the executive structures in the county governments; and

(c)the Judiciary and independent tribunals.

(4)The sovereign power of the people is exercised at—

(a)the national level; and

(b)the county level.