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Constitution of Kenya

27 August 2010 · 2010 constitutional era

Source date
27 August 2010
Event type
Constitutional order
Reform area
Institutions and checks

30-second brief

The essential point

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The Constitution of Kenya was assented to on 4 August 2010 and commenced by promulgation on 27 August. It was then published in the Kenya Gazette on 3 September, fixing three distinct dates in the official record.

Evidence: Kenya Law document header

Why it matters

It distinguishes the dates of assent, commencement and Gazette publication.

Evidence: Kenya Law document header

Open the key points and evidence

  1. The Constitution was assented to on 4 August 2010.

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  2. It commenced by promulgation on 27 August 2010.

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  3. Kenya Law records Gazette publication on 3 September 2010.

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Full recordAccount and consequence

Official-source wording

What the official record says

CONSTITUTION OF KENYA Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXII—No. 88 on 3 September 2010 Assented to on 4 August 2010 Commenced on 27 August 2010 by Promulgation

Verbatim excerpt · Kenya Law document header · Constitution of Kenya — Kenya Law

The bigger picture

How this change connects

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  1. August 4, 2010 Referendum of August 4, 2010
    Preceded
    27 August 2010 Constitution of Kenya

    The Referendum of August 4, 2010 was, of course the culmination the process, and on August 27, 2010 the people of Kenya gave to themselves a brand -new Constitution.

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  2. 27 August 2010 Constitution of Kenya
    Implemented by
    5 July 2011 Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act, 2011

    An Act of Parliament to make provision for the appointment and effective operation of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission established by Article 88 of the Constitution, and for connected purposes

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  3. 27 August 2010 Constitution of Kenya
    Context
    September 1, 2017 Presidential Election results annulled for failing to conform with the Constitution and the Elections Act.

    Presidential Election results annulled for failing to conform with the Constitution and the Elections Act.

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Evidence stack

Sources behind this record

  1. Constitution of Kenya — Kenya LawKenya Law document header · Official Kenyan public authority · admitted for public claims