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 3, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A police inspector and his lover were sentenced to...
A police inspector and his lover were sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of the woman's husband
- JULY 1, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi demanded the death...
Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi demanded the death penalty for people who knowingly infect others with HIV/AIDS, to deter men from passing the disease to vulnerable younger women
- JUNE 15, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Senior Resident Magistrate Kiare Waweru sentenced Evans...
Senior Resident Magistrate Kiare Waweru sentenced Evans Mochache for robbing a child of over 6,000 shillings with the use of a knife
- JUNE 15, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
According to a report released by the standing committee...
According to a report released by the standing committee on human rights the six inmates found dead at Kig'ong'o Prison in September 2000 were murdered by prison guards
- MAY 29, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union said it wanted to see concrete action...
The European Union said it wanted to see concrete action on political and economic reforms as key steps in enhancing relations with the Kenyan government
- MAY 4, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenyan opposition MP Maina Kamanda was charged with treason
Kenyan opposition MP Maina Kamanda was charged with treason
- APRIL 25, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Kenya voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Kenya voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- MARCH 29, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Two Tanzanians accused of robbing 29 American tourists...
Two Tanzanians accused of robbing 29 American tourists in Kenya's Masai Mara game park were sentenced to hang after pleading guilty to the charges
- MARCH 21, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Joan Chebichii Sawe, the widow of former permanent...
Joan Chebichii Sawe, the widow of former permanent secretary Alexander Sawe has filed a notice of appeal in the High Court challenging the death sentence handed to her last on March 17
- FEBRUARY 13, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
John Otieno Odhiambo, 20, Joseph Kibaki and David Ochieng,...
John Otieno Odhiambo, 20, Joseph Kibaki and David Ochieng, both aged 19, were sentenced to death for raping a woman on October 11, 1999, at the Baba Dogo bus terminus in Nairobi, and robbed her of Sh2,500
- JANUARY 1, 2001KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes
- OCTOBER 25, 2000KenyaDEATH PENALTY
A motion, moved by opposition Democratic Party MP shadow...
A motion, moved by opposition Democratic Party MP shadow attorney-general Kiraitu Murungi, that urged the government to introduce the necessary legislation to abolish capital punishment in Kenya was defeated in Parliament by an overwhelming majority vote