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Obligations of the State
- English
The Parliament legislates within the domains attributed to it by the Constitution, as well as the following domains:
1. the fundamental rights and duties of persons, notably the regime of public freedoms, the safeguarding of individual freedoms and the obligations of citizens;
... (Art. 139) - Arabic
يُشرّع البرلمان في الميادين الّتي يخصّصه له الدّستور، وكذلك في المجالات الآتية:
1. حقوق الأشخاص وواجباتهم الأساسيّة، لا سيّما نظا م الحرّيّات العمومية، وحماية الحرّيّات الفرديّة، وواجبات المواطنين.
… (المــادة 139) - French
Le Parlement légifère dans les domaines que lui attribue la Constitution, ainsi que dans les domaines suivants:
1)- les droits et devoirs fondamentaux des personnes, notamment le régime des libertés publiques, la sauvegarde des libertés individuelles et les obligations des citoyens;
... (Art. 139)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishWe, the people of Kenya - …
RECOGNISING the aspirations of all Kenyans for a government based on the essential values of human rights, equality, freedom, democracy, social justice and the rule of law:
… (Preamble) - SwahiliSisi, wananchi wa Kenya - …
KWA KUTAMBUA matamanio ya Wakenya wote kuwa na serikali iliyojengwa katika tunu muhimu za haki za binadamu, usawa, uhuru, demokrasia, haki ya kijamii na utawala wa sheria:
... (Utangulizi)
Obligations of the State
- EnglishHuman dignity is the supreme value that underpins the recognition and exercise of the rights and duties enshrined in the Constitution, treaties, and laws. (Art. 40)
- SpanishLa dignidad humana es el valor supremo que sustenta el reconocimiento y ejercicio de los derechos y deberes consagrados en la Constitución, los tratados y las leyes. (Art. 40)