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Article 23 of the Constitution of Kenya

Article
23
Index row title
(1) The High Court has jurisdiction, in accordance with Article
Source document
The Kenya Constitution
Provision ID
f8d2d47d-7817-453d-8767-1fb06b795895

145 words

Verbatim text

165, to hear and determine applications for redress of a denial, violation or infringement of, or threat to, a right or fundamental freedom in the Bill of Rights. (2) Parliament shall enact legislation to give original jurisdiction in appropriate cases to subordinate courts to hear and determine applications for redress of a denial, violation or infringement of, or threat to, a right or fundamental freedom in the Bill of Rights. (3) In any proceedings brought under Article 22, a court may grant appropriate relief, including— (a) a declaration of rights; (b) an injunction; (c) a conservatory order; (d) a declaration of invalidity of any law that denies, violates, infringes, or threatens a right or fundamental freedom in the Bill of Rights and is not justified under Article 24; (e) an order for compensation; and (f)an order of judicial review. Limitation of rights and fundamental freedoms.

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  • The index files this text under article 23 of the Constitution of Kenya.
  • The passage runs to about 145 words.

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