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
- FEBRUARY 18, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International commended Kenya's new government...
Amnesty International commended Kenya's new government for taking positive steps on human rights, but urged the team set up by President Mwai Kibaki to probe abuses committed in the past
- FEBRUARY 15, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A court in Kenya sentenced two middle-aged men to death...
A court in Kenya sentenced two middle-aged men to death after they were found guilty of robbery with violence
- FEBRUARY 13, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Elisha Otieno Odede and his wife, Elizabeth Akinyi,...
Elisha Otieno Odede and his wife, Elizabeth Akinyi, were sentenced to hang by a court in Homa Bay, Kenya, after being convicted of robbery with violence
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation reported that murder...
The Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation reported that murder suspects at a Nairobi remand prison demanded the abolition of death penalty and to be allowed to enjoy their conjugal rights
- FEBRUARY 5, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Peter Esinyeni Aroto and Eric Ebeno Ebei, both of Kenya,...
Peter Esinyeni Aroto and Eric Ebeno Ebei, both of Kenya, were sentenced to death by the Nairobi High Court after pleading guilty to murder
- JANUARY 20, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Armed robbery or theft carried out with violence is...
Armed robbery or theft carried out with violence is punishable by hanging in Kenya
- JANUARY 13, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya's new government wants to abolish the death penalty...
Kenya's new government wants to abolish the death penalty within the next six months, Justice Minister Kiraitu Murungi said
- JANUARY 1, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery
Murder, treason and armed robbery
- JANUARY 1, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya has signed but not yet ratified the statutes...
Kenya has signed but not yet ratified the statutes of the International Criminal Court, the UN permanent judicial body capable of trying individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The last hanging was in 1987, when the August 1, 1982,...
The last hanging was in 1987, when the August 1, 1982, coup plotters Hezekiah Ochuka and Pancras Oteyo Okumu were executed following a court-martial
- JANUARY 1, 2003KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A commission to review Kenya's 1963 constitution was...
A commission to review Kenya's 1963 constitution was appointed in October 2000 to draft a new charter for the East African nation