Judiciary of Kenya

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The Judiciary of Kenya is the independent branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law through a system of courts headed by the Chief Justice.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Judiciary of Kenya canonical 13
courts of Kenya 2
Kenyan courts 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chief Justice of Kenya
branch of government
judiciary
appointmentProcessInvolves Judicial Service Commission of Kenya
budgetFundedBy Government of Kenya
constitutionalBasis Chapter 10 of the Constitution of Kenya
country Kenya
ensures protection of rights and fundamental freedoms
exercisesPower judicial authority
governedBy Constitution of Kenya
hasAdministrativeHead Chief Registrar of the Judiciary of Kenya
hasComponent Court Martial of Kenya
Court of Appeal of Kenya
Employment and Labour Relations Court of Kenya
Environment and Land Court of Kenya
High Court of Kenya
Kadhi’s Courts of Kenya
Magistrates’ Courts of Kenya
Small Claims Court of Kenya
Supreme Court of Kenya
hasFunction adjudication of civil cases
adjudication of constitutional petitions
adjudication of criminal cases
electoral dispute resolution
enforcement of contracts
resolution of disputes
review of administrative action
hasJurisdictionOver Republic of Kenya
linked to: Kenya
hasOfficialLanguage English
Kiswahili
hasPrinciple access to justice
fair trial
judicial independence
rule of law
headedBy Chief Justice of Kenya
headedByOfficeHolder Martha Koome
highestCourt Supreme Court of Kenya
interprets Constitution of Kenya
customary law of Kenya
religious law within its jurisdiction
statutes of Kenya
locationCountry Kenya
overseenByBody Judicial Service Commission of Kenya
responsibleFor administration of justice
application of the law
interpretation of the law
separateFrom Executive of Kenya
linked to: President of Kenya

Parliament of Kenya
subjectTo Constitutional safeguards for independence

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Kenya judicialBranch Judiciary of Kenya
Constitution of Kenya establishes Judiciary of Kenya
Constitution of Kenya enforcedBy Judiciary of Kenya
Chief Justice of Kenya heads Judiciary of Kenya
Supreme Court of Kenya partOf Judiciary of Kenya
Chapter Five – Land and Environment enforceableBy Kenyan courts
linked to: Judiciary of Kenya
Judicial Service Commission (Kenya) partOfBranch Judiciary of Kenya
subject linked to: Judicial Service Commission
Court of Appeal of Kenya partOf Judiciary of Kenya
Article 152 of the Constitution of Kenya enforcedBy courts of Kenya
linked to: Judiciary of Kenya
High Court of Kenya partOf Judiciary of Kenya
David Maraga memberOf Judiciary of Kenya
David Maraga partOf Judiciary of Kenya
Supreme Court Building, Nairobi occupant Judiciary of Kenya
Supreme Court Building, Nairobi managedBy Judiciary of Kenya
Martha Koome memberOf Judiciary of Kenya
Office of the Auditor-General of Kenya audits courts of Kenya
linked to: Judiciary of Kenya