Freedom of association in Kenya: constitutional foundations, judicial reasoning, and democratic tensions

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2025
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Mboce, Njoki
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School of Law, University College Cork
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This chapter examines the right to freedom of association in Kenya. It seeks to provide a comprehensive, descriptive understanding of how the right is codified, interpreted, and applied in the Kenyan legal system and by her courts. The right to freedom of association in Kenya emerges as both a constitutional guarantee and a site of contestation, where the regulatory role of the state must balance democratic pluralism with internal accountability of associations, physical associational life and emerging trends including digital platforms and online mobilization.
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Freedom of association , Kenya , Constitutional foundations , Judicial reasoning , Democratic tensions
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Mboce, N. (2025) 'Freedom of association in Kenya: constitutional foundations, judicial reasoning, and democratic tensions', Societās Working Paper 29/2025 (20pp). Cork: School of Law, University College Cork.
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© 2025, the Author(s). Views expressed do not represent the views of the Societās project or the School of Law at UCC.