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
MARCH 3, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MOMBASA MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER GIRL'S RAPE, MURDER
The Court of Appeal confirmed the death sentence imposed on a chef by the Mombasa High Court on
FEBRUARY 1, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MAN TO HANG FOR BURNING WIFE TO DEATH IN NAIROBI
A man who doused his wife with paraffin before setting her ablaze has been sentenced to death in Kenya.
JANUARY 31, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: NAKURU COUSINS TO HANG FOR SH300 ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE
Two cousins who violently robbed an armed police officer of Sh300 will face the death penalty after the
- JANUARY 1, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA URGED TO SET PACE FOR REGION BY ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Kenya has been asked to consider abolishing the death penalty since it is not compatible with the
- OCTOBER 24, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: PRESIDENT KENYATTA SPARES 2,747 DEATH ROW CONVICTS FROM HANGMAN’S NOOSE
President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed commutation documents commuting all death sentences into life jail terms.
OCTOBER 10, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: WOMAN WHO SOLD TOXIC DRINK THAT CAUSED DEATH OF 8 SENTENCED TO HANG
A woman who was charged with selling illicit liquor that caused the death of eight people in Ruiru, five years ago has been sentenced to death.
- OCTOBER 3, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE IN NAIVASHA
Two men were sentenced to death in Naivasha after being found guilty of robbery with violence.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: HIGH COURT FINDS MANDATORY DEATH SENTENCE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The High Court in Kenya has ruled that the mandatory death sentence in relation to capital offence is unconstitutional.
JULY 1, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: MAN TO HANG FOR BASHING GIRL'S HEAD ON TREE STUMP
A casual labourer has been sentenced to hang for the murder of a five-year-old girl by bashing her head into a tree stump.
- APRIL 6, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: KERUGOYA COURT SENTENCES TWO ORPHANS TO HANG FOR STEALING CELLPHONE
Two orphans have been sentenced to death by a Kerugoya court after they were convicted of robbery with
- MARCH 3, 2016KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: TOBIKO BACKS BID TO SCRAP MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
Director of Public Prosecutions Keriako Tobiko has thrown his weight behind an application seeking to