1.3 The Constitution of Kenya(2010)

• Meaning and importance of a constitution
• The making of the Constitution of Kenya 2010
• Structure of the Constitution
• The Bill of Rights
• Devolution and the two levels of government
• The three arms of government and separation of powers
• National values and principles of governance

• explain the meaning and importance of a constitution
• trace the process of making the Constitution of Kenya 2010
• describe the structure of the Constitution of Kenya 2010
• examine the rights and freedoms in the Bill of Rights
• explain devolution and the functions of the two levels of government
• appreciate the Constitution as the supreme law of Kenya

“Why does a country need a written constitution?”

“What difference did the 2010 Constitution make to an ordinary Kenyan?”

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1. What a constitution is and how Kenya got the 2010 one
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   Why a country needs supreme law, the long struggle to write Kenya's, and what the document contains.
2. The Bill of Rights, devolution and national values
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   What the Constitution guarantees to every person, how power is shared, and the values it commits the country to.
3. Sovereignty of the people and supremacy of the Constitution
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   Who holds power in Kenya, how the people use it, and why any law that fights the Constitution is void.
4. Citizenship under Chapter 3
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   Who is a Kenyan, how citizenship is acquired, what dual citizenship changed, and which rights belong only to citizens.
5. Leadership and integrity under Chapter 6
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   Why Chapter 6 was written, the standards it sets for state officers, and what can happen when those standards are broken.
6. Parliament: the National Assembly and the Senate
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   Why Kenya has two Houses, who sits in each, how a Bill becomes law, and how Parliament checks the Executive.
7. The Executive and the Judiciary
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   How the President and Cabinet are chosen and limited, how Kenyan courts are stacked, and why judges must be hard to sack.
8. Amending the Constitution and independent commissions
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   How the 2010 Constitution can be changed, which changes need a referendum, and why some offices sit outside the Executive.