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
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Constitution of Kenya Review...
It was reported that the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission wrote Part (2) of the same Clause 12 seeks to abolish the death penalty
- OCTOBER 15, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A Kenyan who killed a Tanzanian by cutting him into...
A Kenyan who killed a Tanzanian by cutting him into pieces was sentenced to hang by the Tanzanian High Court
- OCTOBER 1, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Nine gangsters were sentenced to death
Nine gangsters were sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The Kenya Human Rights Commission released a report...
The Kenya Human Rights Commission released a report on the Human Rights situation in the country stating that there had been more than 1,500 cases of violence and human rights violations reported countrywide in the first three months of the year
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
David Ouma Onyango was sentenced to death by Kisumu...
David Ouma Onyango was sentenced to death by Kisumu Senior Principal Magistrate, Mrs Olga Aketch Sewe, for violently robbing Bon Murindu Odhiambo, director of Skylark Rural Credit Company
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Titus Onim, Vincent Wafula, Michael Oboo, George Watula...
Titus Onim, Vincent Wafula, Michael Oboo, George Watula and Juma Wambaro were sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of robbery with violence
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
David Kibet Birir and Joel Koskei were sentenced to...
David Kibet Birir and Joel Koskei were sentenced to death after they were found guilty of violently robbing a housewife of cash in Londiani on April 14, 2002
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Wilson Tuwei Maritim and Richard Kimutai Maritim were...
Wilson Tuwei Maritim and Richard Kimutai Maritim were sentenced to death by Senior Resident Magistrate Richard Kirui for violently robbing a farmer of cash and a half-kilo of meat
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
East Africa's prison bosses said the death penalty...
East Africa's prison bosses said the death penalty was outdated and should be scrapped, adding that it was not a solution in the rehabilitation of prisoners
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The heads of prisons departments in three East African...
The heads of prisons departments in three East African countries, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, have urged authorities in the region to abolish the death sentence
- AUGUST 28, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Charles Waiguru Wamuhito, convicted of violently robbing...
Charles Waiguru Wamuhito, convicted of violently robbing his brother of Sh400 was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 22, 2002KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Michael Mucheru Gatu, 40, was sentenced to death for...
Michael Mucheru Gatu, 40, was sentenced to death for killing five members of his family