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(1) A proposed amendment to this Constitution shall be enacted in accordance with Article 256 or 257, and approved in accordance with clause (2) by a referendum, if the amendment relates to any of the following matters— (a) the supremacy of this Constitution;(b) the territory of Kenya;(c) the sovereignty of the people;(d) the national values and principles of governance referred to in Article 10(2)(a) to (d);(e) the Bill of Rights;(f) the term of office of the President;(g) the independence of the Judiciary and the commissions and independent offices to which Chapter Fifteen applies;(h) the functions of Parliament;(i) the objects, principles and structure of devolved government; or (j) the provisions of this Chapter.(2) A proposed amendment shall be approved by a referendum under clause (1) if—(a) at least twenty per cent of the registered voters in each of at least half of the counties vote in the referendum; and(b) the amendment is supported by a simple majority of the citizens voting in the referendum.(3) An amendment to this Constitution that does not relate to a matter specified in clause (1) shall be enacted either—(a) by Parliament, in accordance with Article 256; or(b) by the people and Parliament, in accordance with Article 257.
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