Uraia kwa kuzaliwa

Kiswahili

(1)Mtu ni raia kwa kuzaliwa ikiwa katika siku yake ya kuzaliwa, bila kujalisha ikiwa mtu huyo amezaliwa nchini Kenya, baba au mama wa mtu huyo ni raia.

(2)Ibara ya (1) pia inatumika kwa mtu ambaye amezaliwa kabla ya tarehe ya kuanza kutekelezwa kwa Katiba hii, bila kujalisha iwapo mtu huyo alizaliwa nchini Kenya, ikiwa mama au baba ya mtu huyo ni raia, au alikuwa raia.

(3)Bunge linaweza kutunga sheria ili kudhibiti athari za sehemu ya (1) na (2) kwa vizazi vya raia wa Kenya ambao wamezaliwa nje ya Kenya.

(4)Mtoto anayepatikana nchini Kenya ambaye anaonekana kuwa mwenye umri wa chini ya miaka nane, na ambaye uraia wake na wazazi wake hawajulikani, atachukuliwa kuwa raia wa Kenya kwa kuzaliwa.

(5)Mtu ambaye ni raia wa Kenya kwa kuzaliwa na ambaye katika tarehe ya kuanza kutekelezwa kwa Katiba hii, amekoma kuwa raia wa Kenya kwa sababu mtu huyo alipata uraia wa nchi nyingine ana haki ya kurejeshewa uraia wa Kenya, kwakutuma ombi.

English

Citizenship by birth

(1)A person is a citizen by birth if on the day of the person’s birth, whether or not the person is born in Kenya, either the mother or father of the person is a citizen.

(2)Clause (1) applies equally to a person born before the effective date, whether or not the person was born in Kenya, if either the mother or father of the person is or was a citizen.

(3)Parliament may enact legislation limiting the effect of clauses (1) and (2) on the descendents of Kenyan citizens who are born outside Kenya.

(4)A child found in Kenya who is, or appears to be, less than eight years of age, and whose nationality and parents are not known, is presumed to be a citizen by birth.

(5)A person who is a Kenyan citizen by birth and who, on the effective date, has ceased to be a Kenyan citizen because the person acquired citizenship of another country, is entitled on application to regain Kenyan citizenship.