This constitution is the constitution of the republic of kenya and shall have the. The kenya independence order in council 1963 contains the constitution of kenya, 1963 1964. Here we will look at the role of regional economic organizations to kenyas development. Kenyan constitutional provisions on freedom of expression. The development of the postindependence or oneparty state constitution. General approach this is an interactive class hence full participation of each student is expected. Klrc has an additional mandate of preparing new legislation to give effect to the constitution. Under the constitution of kenya, the british monarch, queen elizabeth ii, was represented as head of state by a governorgeneral of kenya. The draft constitution was subjected to a referendum on august 4, 2010. We will look at kenyas policynational interest within the east african region as well as her relations with uganda, kenyas most important trading partner. It was constituted into ten chapters covering issues ranging from citizenship, executive and legislative powers, the judicature and legislative procedure, etc. Amendments in kenyas first constitution kenya monitor.
However, the party that had been in office since independence the kenya. Kenya institutional reform in the new constitution of kenya. The public seal of kenya shall be such device as may be prescribed by or under an act of parliament. Hidalgo investments is an investment company with diverse interests in the fields of finance, government tenders, business consultancy and corporate image consultancy and legal research, and was incorporated in 2008 under the laws of kenya, cap 486. The independence constitution of 1963, bitterly negotiated and designed to. Kenya has in place an arbitration act to define the scope, responsibilities and limitations of. Proud of our ethnic, cultural and religious diversity, and determined to live in peace and unity as one indivisible sovereign nation. The constitution of the republic of kenya, 1963 as. Be it enacted by parliament in the fourteenth year of the republic of india as follows. The new constitution was approved by 67% of kenyan voters. Under the guiding principles of the act, the 5 makau mutua, kenyas quest for democracy. An act to make provision for, and in connection with, the attainment by kenya of fully responsible status within the commonwealth, including provision for terminating the giving of financial and other assistance to the east african common services organisation under the colonial development and welfare act 1959.
The republic of kenya shall be a multiparty democratic state. The constitution of the republic of kenya, 1963 as amended to 2008 chapter i the republic of kenya 1. Constitution, which led to the formation of the new state, no comprehensive constitutional reform has taken place. This act may be called the constitution fifteenth amendment act, 1963. Aug 18, 2016 soko directory was formed in 2008 by hidalgo investments ltd. This constitution is the constitution of the republic of kenya and shall have the force of law throughout kenya and, subject to section 47, if any other law is inconsistent with this constitution, this constitution shall prevail and the other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the united states, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives. Herein, the provisions of the constitution will not be delved into solo but by the use of both primary and secondary references. The constitution was presented to the attorney general of kenya on 7 april 2010, officially published on 6 may 2010, and was subjected to a referendum on 4 august 2010. Kenya been since the year 1963 when it attained physical andor political independence. Following its victory in the general elections of 1963 over the kenya africa democratic union kadu, the kenya african national.
The constitution fifteenth amendment act, 1963 5th october, 1963. Established the office of the vice president who would be appointed from the. Kenyas 1963 independence constitution was based on the standard lancaster house template used for the former british colonies in africa, was subject to. Kenya country constitutional profile constitutionnet. Nyamu 265 10 the challenges to and efficacy of election monitoring gichira kibara 280 11 transition and the politics of constitution making. There were 27 amendments to kenyas first constitution, starting in 1964 to 2008.
The constitution of the republic of kenya, 1963 as amended. This will proffer an elaborative definition of the. Post 2007 election violence and its impact on kenyas development. Right to inclusive education for students with disabilities. Parliament, all financial resolutions and documents relating thereto, and every actual or.
Kenya and the other from the centre for governance and democracy, a local ngo based in nairobi. Kenya constitution 1963 as amended to 2008 7 nolle prosequi. Constitution of kenya, 2010 2 the constitution of kenya, 2010 arrangement of articles preamble chapter onesovereignty of the people and supremacy of this constitution 1sovereignty of the people. Constitutional supremacy over arbitration in kenya kariuki muigua1 abstract the constitution of kenya, 2010 is the supreme law of the land, a principle entrenched under article 2 thereof. The house of representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several. Download pdf this is the constitution of kenya at independence in 1963. Kenyas 1963 independence constitution was based on the standard lancaster house template used for the former british colonies in africa, was subject to early amendments, and was replaced in 1969 under the constitution of kenya, the british monarch, queen elizabeth ii, was represented as head of state by a governorgeneral of kenya. A comparative study of uganda, south africa and kenya. The course seeks to enable the students understand kenyas current socialeconomic and political developments from a historical perspective. Commentary on the regulation of hate speech in kenya. The kenya national african union kanu obtained overwhelming victory. Honouring those who heroically struggled to bring freedom and justice to our land.
Chapter twothe republic 4declaration of the republic. A historical background to kenyas constitutional reform process. Overview of corruption and anticorruption in kenya 2 1 overview of corruption in kenya background after independence from britain in 1963, founding president jomo kenyatta and his successor daniel arap moi established and sustained an increasingly corrupt oneparty authoritarian rule under the kenya. Kenya s 1963 independence constitution was based on the standard lancaster house template used for the former british colonies in africa, was subject to early amendments, and was replaced in 1969. Contemporary readings 2011 lawafrica publishing k limited, at page 24. Y p ghai and j p w b mcauslan, public law and political change in kenya. Aug 31, 2016 the 2010 constitution of kenya, currently in force, replaced the 1969 constitution, that itself had replaced the 1963 independence constitution.
The constitution fifteenth amendment act, 1963 national. Bilateral aid to kenya, suspended in november 1991. Talks on independence constitution opened 1963 december. Kenya the constitution article 70 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 connection, political opinions, color, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the. Kenya constitution 1963 as amended to 2008 7 nolle prosequi is also provided for in section 821 of the criminal procedure code, chapter 75 laws of kenya. The 2010 edition replaced the 1963 independence constitution. The constitution of kenya arrangement of sections chapter icitizenship section 1 persons who become citizens on 12th december 1963. The kenyan constitution of 1963 prohibited discrimination, but not on the basis of disability. We, the people of kenya acknowledging the supremacy of the almighty god of all creation. The constitution of kenya amendment act no 6 of 1986 repealed section 89 which provided for automatic citizenship for people born in kenya after dec 1963. The independence constitution of 1963 had been heavily mutilated by the time kenyans adopted a new constitution on august 27, 2010. The constitution also provided for a bicameral parliament. Full independence was granted to kenya after 61 years of colonial rule. Pdf this study compares the three constitutional documents listed below that.
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