Kenya Constitution 1963

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:allows emergency powers
gptkbp:amends several times
address various issues
gptkbp:bornIn December 12, 1963
gptkbp:criticism centralization of power
lack of checks and balances
gptkbp:defines the structure of government
gptkbp:enactedBy the_people_of_Kenya
gptkbp:established gptkb:the_Parliament_of_Kenya
local government structures
Republic of Kenya
the office of the President
the_National_Assembly
gptkbp:has a compromise document
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kenya Constitution 1963
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:African_nationalism
international human rights standards
British_colonial_law
gptkbp:is_a_document_that governed_Kenya_until_2010
shaped_Kenya's_legal_landscape.
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of Kenya's_political_history
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for the rule of law
subsequent legal frameworks
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of public debate
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of Kenyan_sovereignty
gptkbp:is_designed_to promote democracy
reflect_the_aspirations_of_Kenyans
gptkbp:is_essential_for self-governance
Kenya's_independence_movement
gptkbp:legalStatus the functioning of government
gptkbp:mandates freedom of expression
the electoral process
land ownership rights
devolution of power
the protection of human rights
the protection of minorities
gptkbp:products constitutional conferences
gptkbp:provides bicameral legislature
judicial independence
the appointment of judges
gptkbp:recognizes fundamental rights and freedoms
the importance of national unity
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Kenya_Constitution_2010
political pressures
gptkbp:setting the principles of governance
gptkbp:was_a_response_to colonial governance
gptkbp:was_a_result_of negotiations between political leaders
independence_from_British_rule
gptkbp:was_marked_by gptkb:Jomo_Kenyatta