Freedom of Association/History/Country sources/Kenya
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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Kenya
Freedom of association is protected in Kenya’s first Constitution, which was ratified in 1963. Chapter II Article 14b states that “Whereas every person in Kenya is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, the right, whatever his race, tribe, place of origin or residence or other local connexion, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely: …freedom of conscience, of expression and of assembly and association…” (World Constitutions Illustrated).
"Chapter II: Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Individual," Constitution of Kenya (1963): 264-282