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 10, 2013KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: JUDGES UPHOLD ROBBERY CONVICT’S DEATH SENTENCE
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kisumu, Kenya, has upheld a death sentence handed to a robbery convict.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2013KenyaDEATH PENALTY
an Iten court, in Kenya, has sentenced a 24-year-old man
an Iten court, in Kenya, has sentenced a 24-year-old man
- JULY 29, 2013KenyaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY FOR KENYAN FOR KILLING UK MAN
A Kenyan man was sentenced to death in Kenya for the September 2011 killing of a British
- JULY 11, 2013KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: FIVE MEN SENT TO GALLOWS FOR VIOLENT ROBBERY
In Kenya, a Narok court sentenced five people to death after they were convicted of involvement
MAY 8, 2013KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: NANYUKI MAN TO HANG FOR VIOLENT CRIME
A man has been sentenced to hang by a Nanyuki court, Kenya.
- MAY 3, 2013KenyaDEATH PENALTY
two armed robbers, who pleaded with a magistrate...
two armed robbers, who pleaded with a magistrate...
- JANUARY 1, 2013KenyaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
Murder, treason and armed robbery are capital crimes.
DECEMBER 19, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR 6 KILLER COPS
In Kenya, six Administration Police officers (APs) convicted of killing seven taxi operators
- DECEMBER 10, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: THREE IN KERUGOYA TO HANG FOR MURDER, ROBBERY
Three men have been sentenced to death for robbery with violence by a Kerugoya court
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTY
three people who hired a taxi and violently robbed the driver...
three people who hired a taxi and violently robbed the driver...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ROBBERY
In Kenya, a jailed bird who has been in and out of prison nine times and his accomplice
- AUGUST 13, 2012KenyaDEATH PENALTY
a Kenyan woman was sentenced to death
a Kenyan woman was sentenced to death