31
Constitution of Kenya, 2010
(a) to have the environment protected for the benefit of present
and future generations through legislative and other measures,
particularly those contemplated in Article 69; and
(b) to have obligations relating to the environment fulfilled
under Article 70.
43. (1) Every person has the right—
(a) to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes
the right to health care services, including reproductive
health care;
Economic and social
rights.
(b) to accessible and adequate housing, and to reasonable
standards of sanitation;
(c) to be free from hunger, and to have adequate food of
acceptable quality;
(d) to clean and safe water in adequate quantities;
(e) to social security; and
(f) to education.
(2) A person shall not be denied emergency medical treatment.
(3) The State shall provide appropriate social security to persons
who are unable to support themselves and their dependants.
44. (1) Every person has the right to use the language, and to
Language and
participate in the cultural life, of the person’s choice.
culture.
(2) A person belonging to a cultural or linguistic community has
the right, with other members of that community—
(a) to enjoy the person’s culture and use the person’s language;
or
(b) to form, join and maintain cultural and linguistic associations
and other organs of civil society.
(3) A person shall not compel another person to perform, observe
or undergo any cultural practice or rite.
45. (1) The family is the natural and fundamental unit of society Family.
and the necessary basis of social order, and shall enjoy the recognition