Constitution of Kenya (Repealed) - Kenya Law Reports

104 Constitution of Kenya[Rev. 200912 of 1991, s. 7,6 of 1992, s. 11.“the Commonwealth” means Kenya, a country to which section95 applies and a dependency of any such country;“district” means one of the districts into which Kenya is dividedin the manner prescribed by an Act of Parliament;“the East African Community” means the East AfricanCommunity established by Article I of the Treaty for East AfricanCo-operation signed on 6 th June, 1967, and includes the corporationsspecified in Article 71 of that Treaty and the East African DevelopmentBank established by Article 21 of that Treaty;“financial year” means the period of twelve months ending on30th June or on such other day as Parliament may prescribe;“Kenya” means the territory comprised in Kenya on 12 thDecember, 1963 and the territorial waters of Kenya as for the timebeing defined by an Act of Parliament;“local authority” means a municipal, county, town or urbancouncil, or a council for any other area, established by or under an Actof Parliament;“oath” includes affirmation;“the oath of allegiance” means an oath of allegiance as may beprescribed by Parliament;10 of 2008.“Parliamentary Select Committee” means the ParliamentarySelect Committee on the Review of the Constitution.“person” includes a body of persons corporate orunincorporate;“political party” means a political party which is duly registeredunder any law which requires political parties to be registered, and whichhas complied with the requirements of any law as to the constitutionor rules of political parties nominating candidates for the NationalAssembly;“province” means one of the provinces into which Kenya isdivided in the manner prescribed by an Act of Parliament;“public officer” means a person holding or acting in an office inthe public service;“the public service” includes the public service at any time before