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National Accord and Reconciliation Act

20 March 2008 · Democratic transition

Source date
20 March 2008
Event type
Law or amendment
Reform area
Institutions and checks

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The essential point

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The National Accord and Reconciliation Act, Act No. 4 of 2008, was assented to and commenced on 20 March 2008. The official document history records its Gazette publication eight days later, on 28 March.

Evidence: Kenya Law document history

Why it matters

It fixes the official dates on which the Act was assented to, commenced and published.

Evidence: Kenya Law document history

Open the key points and evidence
  1. The instrument is the National Accord and Reconciliation Act.

    Kenya Law document history
  2. Kenya Law identifies it as Act No. 4 of 2008.

    Kenya Law document history
  3. The official history records assent and commencement on 20 March 2008.

    Kenya Law document history
Full recordAccount and consequence

Official-source wording

What the official record says

28 March 2008 this version Published in Kenya Gazette 26 20 March 2008 Assented to Commenced

Verbatim excerpt · Kenya Law document history · National Accord and Reconciliation Act — Kenya Law

Evidence stack

Sources behind this record

  1. National Accord and Reconciliation Act — Kenya LawKenya Law document history · Official Kenyan public authority · admitted for public claims