29 Freedom and security of the person

Chapter 4: Bill of Rights

Part 2 - Rights and fundamental freedoms

Article 29 of the constitution of Kenya 2010

Freedom and security of the person

1. Every person has the right to freedom and security of the person, which includes the right not to be-
   
   1. Deprived of freedom arbitrarily or without just cause;
   2. Detained without trial, except during a state of emergency, in which case the detention is subject to Article 58: State of emergency
      ;
   3. Subject to any form of violence from either public of private sources;
   4. Subject to torture in any manner, whether physical or psychological;
   5. Subject to corporal punishment; or
   6. Treated or punished in a cruel, inhuman or degrading manner.