Kenya
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic
- CONSTITUTION
- the 1963 constitution was replaced by a new one on August 27, 2010
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- it is based on English, Islamic, and customary law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- National Assembly (although the new 2010 constitution introduced a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate (94 members) and the National Assembly (290 members), in practice the system is unicameral as only the second chamber functions)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, High Court, and three subordinate courts
RELIGIONS
45% Protestant, 33% Catholic, 10% Muslim, 10% Indigenous beliefs, 2% Other
From the country
- JULY 27, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTY
the UN Human Rights Committee expressed regret
the UN Human Rights Committee expressed regret
JULY 14, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: TWO TO HANG FOR ROBBERY ON SAGANA-THIKA ROAD
In Kenya, two men, who waylaid a motorist and robbed him at Kambiti on Thika-Sagana road in 2009, have been sentenced to hang by a Thika court.
- JUNE 15, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTY
two people with two counts of robbery with violence...
two people with two counts of robbery with violence...
APRIL 4, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: DEATH PENALTY OVERTURNED FOR TWO ROBBERY CONVICTS
In Kenya, the sentence of two men twice convicted of violent robbery has been overturned
- FEBRUARY 14, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: TWO TO HANG FOR KILLING ELGON BODA BODA MAN
In Kenya, two men were sentenced to death for robbery with violence in Mt Elgon district.
FEBRUARY 14, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: NGUGI’S ATTACKERS SENTENCED TO HANG
In Kenya, three men who attacked writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o and his wife, Njeeri, eight years
FEBRUARY 7, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MAN FOUND GUILTY OF ROBBERY, RAPE AND ASSAULT SENTENCED TO DEATH
A 30-year old man found guilty of violent robbery, rape and indecent assault has
- JANUARY 1, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
OCTOBER 12, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
in Kenya, Justice Mohammed Warsame sentenced former police officer Dickson Mwangi Munene
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: HOUSEBOY TO HANG FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY
at a Nanyuki court in Kenya, senior principal magistrate Jesse Nyaga sentenced houseboy
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR ROBBERY
in Kenya, Richard Ongwenyi and Dominic Matatu were sentenced to death by Naivasha
- AUGUST 23, 2011KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2009 MURDER OF IRISH PRIEST
in Kericho, Kenya, Chief Magistrate Hedwig Ong'undi sentenced Isaac Kipng'etich Bett, Jackson