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
- AUGUST 6, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts...
It was reported that more than 100 death row convicts at the Kamiti Maximum Prison in Kenya were back on the streets following a landmark court ruling that they had been convicted by officers below the rank stipulated by the law
- JULY 25, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Ann Wangare Mungai, a woman convicted of murdered her...
Ann Wangare Mungai, a woman convicted of murdered her stepson and stashing his remains in a sack to conceal the act was sentenced to death by the High Court in Nakuru, Kenya
- JULY 7, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Indonesian prosecutors sought the death sentence for...
Indonesian prosecutors sought the death sentence for a Kenyan man charged with attempting to smuggle more than one kilogram of heroin into the country
- JUNE 4, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Paul Kutosi , a Ugandan who won an appeal against a...
Paul Kutosi , a Ugandan who won an appeal against a death sentence in Kenya petitioned a human rights body seeking compensation
- JUNE 2, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya scored highly in its human rights protection...
Kenya scored highly in its human rights protection index in 2003, according to a report by Amnesty International
- MAY 21, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
There was song and dance at the High Court in Nyeri...
There was song and dance at the High Court in Nyeri when six men sentenced to hang for robbery were set free by a two-judge appellate court
- MAY 5, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya's Appeal Court expressed shock at the high number...
Kenya's Appeal Court expressed shock at the high number of prisoners who had died at the country's Naivasha Maximum Prison
- MAY 4, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya's Court of Appeal learnt that a judge had illegally...
Kenya's Court of Appeal learnt that a judge had illegally sentenced a 16-year-old hired assassin to death
- MAY 4, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The High Court in Nakuru, Kenya, sentenced to death...
The High Court in Nakuru, Kenya, sentenced to death 28-year-old James Mwangi Gichomo after convicting him of slitting his employer's throat and drinking his blood
- APRIL 16, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Scores of human rights activists demonstrated in the...
Scores of human rights activists demonstrated in the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi against what they called "blantant violation of human rights across the country
- APRIL 12, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The Kenyan police force was asked to name the officers...
The Kenyan police force was asked to name the officers who allegedly executed three suspects in Mombasa
- APRIL 11, 2004KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.