The Constitution of Kenya

Article 19 of The Constitution of Kenya: Rights and fundamental freedoms.

19. (1) The Bill of Rights is an integral part of Kenya’s democratic state and isthe framework for social, economic and cultural policies.
(2) The purpose of recognising and protecting human rights and fundamentalfreedoms is to preserve the dignity of individuals and communities and to promote social justice and the realisation of the potential of all human beings.
(3) The rights and fundamental freedoms in the Bill of Rights—(a) belong to each individual and are not granted by the State;
(b) do not exclude other rights and fundamental freedoms not in the Bill of Rights, but recognised or conferred by law, except to the extent that they are inconsistent with this Chapter; and
(c) are subject only to the limitations contemplated in this Constitution.

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