Article 243 of the Constitution of Kenya

Verbatim text

(2) The National Police Service consists of— (a) the Kenya Police Service; and (b) the Administration Police Service. (3) The National Police Service is a national service and shall function throughout Kenya. (4) Parliament shall enact legislation to give full effect to this Article. Objects and functions of the National Police Service.

What this means

The index files this text under article 243 of the Constitution of Kenya.
The passage runs to about 52 words.
Read plainly, it mentions police powers — it sets out what the police or other security services may do (the words used: “Police”).

The row’s stored title is a body fragment, not a heading (“(1) There is established the National Police Service.”), so it is not used as the provision’s title here.

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