Revocation of citizenship

English

(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

(c)the age of the person becomes known, and reveals that the person was older than eight years when found in Kenya.

Kiswahili

Kuondolewa kwa uraia

(1)Iwapo mtu amepata uraia kwa kusajiliwa, uraia huo unaweza kufutiliwa mbali ikiwa mtu huyo––

(a)alipata uraia huo kwa njia ya ulaghai, udanganyifu au kuficha ukweli wa maelezo yoyote husika;

(b)alifanya biashara isiyo halali au kuwasiliana na adui wakati wa vita ambavyo Kenya ilihusika, amejihusisha au kushiriki katika biashara ambayo ilifanywa kwa njia ya kumsaidia adui katika vita hivyo;

(c)katika kipindi cha miaka mitano baada ya kusajiliwa, amepatikana na hatia na kuhukumiwa kifungo cha miaka mitatu au zaidi; au

(d)kwa wakati wowote ule baada ya kusajiliwa, amepatikana na hatia ya uhaini au hatia ambayo––

(i)hukumu ya angalau miaka saba gerezani inaweza kutolewa; au

(ii)hukumu kali zaidi inaweza kutolewa.

(2)Uraia wa mtu ambaye alichukuliwa kuwa raia kwa kuzaliwa, kama inavyobainiwa katika Kifungu cha 14 (4), unaweza kufutiliwa mbali ikiwa–

(a)uraia huo ulipatikana kwa njia ya ulaghai, udanganyifu au kwa kuficha ukweli wa maelezo yoyote husika;

(b)uraia au kuzaliwa kwa mtu huyo kunajulikana na kunafichua kwamba mtu huyo alikuwa raia wa nchi nyingine; au

(c)umri wa mtu huyo unajulikana na unafichua kwamba alikuwa na umri wa zaidi ya miaka nane alipopatikana nchini Kenya.