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KEN-1969-C-56765
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Constitution of Kenya (as amended)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Kenya
Subjects (Classification)
Constitutional law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1969
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Constitution
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Official revised 1998 edition of the 1969 Constitution, including amendments incorporated in Act No. 9, 1997. Significant changes include: Chapter 1, s. 1A - Specifies that the Republic of Kenya shall be a multi-party, democratic state; Chapter 2, s. 7 - provides for the resumption of the presidency; Chapter 3 - changes procedures for the appointment of the Election Commission and makes it responsible for the promotion of free and fair elections; Chapter 5, s. 82 and 84 - provides, respectively, new protections against discrimination based on sex and recourse to the Court of Appeal in cases involving Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1998
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Related Text region
Related text(s)
2008-12-11 (KEN-2008-L-82567)
The Constitution of Kenya Review Act, 2008 (No. 9 of 2008).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Constitution (as amended)
Publisher
LawAfrica Publishing Limited
URL
http://www.lawafrica.com/constitution/index.asp
Electronic source title
Constitution on-line
Author
Centre for Human Rights
Publisher
University of Pretoria
Country
South Africa
URL
http://www.chr.up.ac.za/hr_docs/constitutions/docs/KenyaC(rev).doc
File
KEN56765.pdf (PDF)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Constitutions of the Countries of the World
Author
G. H. Flanz, ed.
Publisher
Oceana
Place of publication
Dobbs Ferry, NY
Country
United States of America
Date
2008-08
Serial region
Serial title
Laws of Kenya (revised edition)
Date
2001
Page range
103 p.