CHAPTER 3 Article 3 1. Every individual shall be equal before the law. 2. Every individual shall be entitled to equal protection of the law. 124. The State party endeavours to guarantee equal protection of the law to all individuals through the following measures: A. LEGISLATIVE MEASURES The Constitution 125. As earlier stated, discrimination is prohibited by Article 11 of the Constitution. Legal Aid Act 126. Legal Aid is created under Chapter 34 and is established to assist litigants or accused persons who do not have sufficient funds to engage lawyers. Legal Aid is granted free of charge to the most vulnerable members of society, although where a person is able to make a contribution a fee of K50, 000 will be requested to meet disbursements. The Legal Aid Department is in the process of being decentralised to enable it reach out to a greater part of the population. Further, the Legal Aid Department is also in the process of being hived off from Government with a view of making it autonomous. 65