1. If the applicant applying for citizenship has not been declared bankrupt.
2. The applicant should be able to understand or speak in Kiswahili language or a local dialect.
3. The applicant should be able to understand the nature of application.
4. When the applicant has resided in Kenya throughout a period of 12 months immediately preceding the date of the application.
5. The applicant has been a resident in Kenya for a period of seven years immediately preceding the date of application.
6. The applicant has been a resident under the authority of a valid permit or has been legally exempted.
7. The person applying has adequate knowledge about Kenya and knowledge about duties and rights of citizens.
8. The applicant has not been sentenced (after conviction) to imprisonment for a period of three years and above.
9. The applicant has been determined that he/she is capable of making substantive contribution to the progress in any area of national development in Kenya.
raphael answered the question on December 17, 2016 at 07:18