Utamaduni

Kiswahili

(1)Katiba hii inatambua utamaduni kuwa msingi wa taifa na ustaarabu wa kijumla wa taifa na watu wa Kenya.

(2)Serikali—

(a)itakuza aina zote za kujieleza kitaifa na kitamaduni kupitia fasihi, sanaa, sherehe za kitamaduni, sayansi,

(b)mawasiliano, habari, vyombo vya habari, uchapishaji, maktaba na urithi mwingine wa kitamaduni;

(c)itatambua jukumu la sayansi na teknolojia za kiasili katika maendeleo ya nchi; na

(d)itatambua haki za kiubunifu za watu wa Kenya.

(3)Bunge litatunga sheria ili—

(a)kuhakikisha kwamba jamii zinapokea fidia au mrabaha kwa kutumiwa kwa tamaduni zao na urithi wao wa kitamaduni; na

(b)kutambua na kulinda umiliki wa mbegu na mimea mbalimbali ya kiasili, hali zao tofauti za kimaumbile na matumizi yake miongoni mwa jamii za Kenya.

English

Culture

(1)This Constitution recognises culture as the foundation of the nation and as the cumulative civilization of the Kenyan people and nation.

(2)The State shall—

(a)promote all forms of national and cultural expression through literature, the arts, traditional celebrations, science, communication, information, mass media, publications, libraries and other cultural heritage;

(b)recognise the role of science and indigenous technologies in the development of the nation; and

(c)promote the intellectual property rights of the people of Kenya.

(3)Parliament shall enact legislation to—

(a)ensure that communities receive compensation or royalties for the use of their cultures and cultural heritage; and

(b)recognise and protect the ownership of indigenous seeds and plant varieties, their genetic and diverse characteristics and their use by the communities of Kenya.