Kenya’s Constitutional Journey: Taking Stock of Achievements and Challenges

Abstract

Kenya is a former British colony that attained internal self- rule on 1st June, 1963 following negotiations between Kenyan leaders and the then British colonial government at Lancaster House. Negotiations had taken place for a period of three years, between 1960 and 1963, with Kenyan representatives being drawn from the two major political parties then, the Kenya African national Union (KANU) and the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU). Full independence was achieved on 12th December, 1963. Since independence, Kenya has had three constitutions namely; the Independence Constitution, the 1964 Constitution and the 2010 Constitution, which is currently in force.