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Article 48 of the Constitution of Kenya

Article
48
Index row title
The State shall ensure access to justice for all persons and, if
Source document
The Kenya Constitution
Provision ID
e0620222-042a-406b-b792-1ff7b4e2d918

19 words

Verbatim text

any fee is required, it shall be reasonable and shall not impede access to justice. Rights of arrested persons.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 48 of the Constitution of Kenya.
  • The passage runs to about 19 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions arrest and detention — it deals with arrest or detention, and the conditions attached to holding a person (the words used: “arrested”).

The row’s stored title is a body fragment, not a heading (“The State shall ensure access to justice for all persons and, if”), so it is not used as the provision’s title here.

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