Constitution of Kenya (2010)
A citizens driven overhaul devolving power and arming a Supreme Court.
Overview
Overwhelmingly approved by referendum in August 2010 after the violent 2007 2008 election crisis, the Kenyan Constitution replaced the independence era text. It devolves power to 47 county governments with guaranteed revenue shares, creates a Supreme Court, entrenches a chapter of rights including socioeconomic ones, and constrains executive patronage through independent commissions and land reform clauses. Its implementation, including the 2011 Supreme Court establishment that adjudicated the 2013 and 2017 election disputes, is studied as among the most serious post 2000 attempts at constitutional transformation in Africa.
Related Topics
Constitution of South Africa
Negotiated as apartheid ended and signed by Nelson Mandela in December 1996, entering force in February 1997, the South African Co...
Constitution of Nigeria (1999)
Promulgated by decree in May 1999 as the military transferred power, the Nigerian Constitution established a US style federal pres...
Constitution of Ethiopia (1994)
Effective 1995, the Ethiopian Constitution organizes the federation along ethno linguistic lines, with states defined by nations, ...
Constitution of Ghana (1992)
Approved by referendum in April 1992, Ghanas Constitution returned the country to multiparty rule after a decade under the PNDC. I...