Article 197 of the Constitution of Kenya

Verbatim text

assembly or county executive committee shall be of the same gender. (2) Parliament shall enact legislation to— (a) ensure that the community and cultural diversity of a county is reflected in its county assembly and county executive committee; and (b) prescribe mechanisms to protect minorities within counties. County government during transition.

What this means

The index files this text under article 197 of the Constitution of Kenya.
The passage runs to about 51 words.
Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “assembly”).

The row’s stored title is a body fragment, not a heading (“(1) Not more than two-thirds of the members of any county”), so it is not used as the provision’s title here.

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