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
- JANUARY 31, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
a 78 year old security guard was sentenced to death
a 78 year old security guard was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 24, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
six people involved in five separate murder incidents were sentenced to death in
six people involved in five separate murder incidents were sentenced to death in
- JANUARY 16, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA TWO GET DEATH SENTENCE FOR ROBBERY
two men in Kenya who robbed a herdsman of 24 sheep, a rungu (club), an umbrella and a watch were sentenced to death.
- JANUARY 1, 2008KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
- DECEMBER 20, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA AAGM: JUDGES UPHOLD DEATH SENTENCES FOR RAPE
in Kenya, three men will be executed for violently raping and robbing two women.
- DECEMBER 18, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya abstained on the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Kenya abstained on the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- DECEMBER 6, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN'S KILLER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a man found guilty of killing a male friend of his brother's widow was sentenced to death in Kenya
- NOVEMBER 22, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: BANANA HAWKER TO HANG FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY
a banana vendor was sentenced to death in Kenya for violently robbing a nurse in Kirinyaga District two years ago
- NOVEMBER 21, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR SECOND TIME
a Kenyan court imposed the death sentence
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
a 21 year old man who attempted to rob a businesswoman of property was sentenced to death by a Nanyuki court in Kenya.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND
a woman who murdered her husband and dumped the body in a septic tank was sentenced to death in Kenya. Francisca Ngina Kagiri, 50, killed Mr Elvis Njogu Ngibuini three years ago
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2007KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: HIGH COMMISIONER WANTS DEATH PENALTY SCRAPPED
British High Commissioner Mr Adam Wood has urged the Kenyan Government to scrap the death penalty, saying it was abolished in Britain and Rwanda.