ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act
8. Dual citizenship
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
8. Dual citizenship
(1)A citizen of Kenyan by birth who acquires the citizenship of another country shall be entitled to retain the citizenship of Kenya subject to the provisions of this Act and the limitations, relating to dual citizenship, prescribed in the Constitution.(2)A dual citizen shall, subject to the limitations contained in the Constitution, be entitled to a passport and other travel documents and to such other rights as shall be the entitlement of citizens.(3)Every dual citizen shall disclose his or her other citizenship in the prescribed manner within three months of becoming a dual citizen.(4)A dual citizen who fails to disclose the dual citizenship in the prescribed manner commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five million shillings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or both.(5)A dual citizen who uses the dual citizenship to gain unfair advantage or to facilitate the commission of or to commit a criminal offence, commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five million shillings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or both.(6)A dual citizen who holds a Kenyan passport or other travel document and the passport or other travel document of another country shall use any of the passports or travel documents in the manner prescribed in the Regulations.(7)A dual citizen shall owe allegiance and be subject to the laws of Kenya.