Uraia kwa kujiandikisha

Kiswahili

(1)Mtu ambaye ameolewa na raia wa Kenya au ameoa raia wa Kenya kwa muda wa angalau miaka saba ana haki ya kusajiliwa kama raia kwa kutuma ombi.

(2)Mtu ambaye amekuwa mkazi nchini Kenya kihalali kwa muda wa miaka saba mfululizo, na ambaye anatimiza masharti yote yaliyotolewa na Sheria ya Bunge, anaweza kutuma ombi ili kusajiliwa kama raia.

(3)Mtoto ambaye si raia wa Kenya, lakini anapewa malezi na raia, ana haki ya kusajiliwa kama raia atumapo ombi.

(4)Bunge litatunga sheria itakayotoa masharti ambayo yatazingatiwa ili kuwapa uraia watu binafsi ambao ni raia wa nchi zingine.

(5)Kifungu hiki kinatumika kwa mtu kuanzia tarehe ya kuanza kutekelezwa kwa Katiba hii, lakini mahitaji yoyote ambayo ni lazima yatimizwe kabla ya mtu huyo kustahiki ili kusajiliwa kama raia, yatachukuliwa kuwa yametimizwa pasi na kuzingatia ikiwa mtu huyu aliyatimiza kabla au baada ya tarehe ya kuanza kutekelezwa kwa Katiba hii, au kwa kiwango fulani kabla, na kwa kiwango fulani baada ya tarehe ya kuanza kutekelezwa kwa Katiba hii.

English

Citizenship by registration

(1)A person who has been married to a citizen for a period of at least seven years is entitled on application to be registered as a citizen.

(2)A person who has been lawfully resident in Kenya for a continuous period of at least seven years, and who satisfies the conditions prescribed by an Act of Parliament, may apply to be registered as a citizen.

(3)A child who is not a citizen, but is adopted by a citizen, is entitled on application to be registered as a citizen.

(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.