Constitution of Kenya

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national constitution supreme law

The Constitution of Kenya is the supreme law that establishes the structure, powers, and principles of Kenya’s government and guarantees fundamental rights for its citizens.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Kenya 2010	83
Constitution of Kenya canonical	30
2010 Constitution of Kenya	18
Constitution of Kenya (2010)	8
Constitution of Kenya, 2010	3
Kenyan constitutional law	2
Constitution of Kenya (1963)	1
Constitution of Kenya (before 2010)	1
Constitution of Kenya 2010 Chapter 11	1
Constitution of Kenya 2010 reforms	1
Constitution of Kenya 2010, Chapter 11 (Devolved Government)	1
Constitution of Kenya Review Process	1
Devolution framework under Constitution of Kenya 2010	1
Independence Constitution of Kenya	1
Kenya Constitution 2010	1
the Constitution of Kenya as the supreme law of the Republic	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1806137 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Kenya
Context triple: [Parliament of Kenya, governedBy, Constitution of Kenya]

A. Constitution of South Africa
The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic, establishing its democratic system of government, protecting fundamental rights, and defining the structure and powers of state institutions.
B. Constitution of Zimbabwe
The Constitution of Zimbabwe is the supreme legal document that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Zimbabwean state and its government.
C. Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of Egypt is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Egyptian state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
D. Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the supreme legal document that establishes the country’s system of government, defines the roles of its institutions and officeholders, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms.
E. Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Kenya
Target entity description: The Constitution of Kenya is the supreme law that establishes the structure, powers, and principles of Kenya’s government and guarantees fundamental rights for its citizens.

A. Constitution of South Africa
The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic, establishing its democratic system of government, protecting fundamental rights, and defining the structure and powers of state institutions.
B. Constitution of Zimbabwe
The Constitution of Zimbabwe is the supreme legal document that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Zimbabwean state and its government.
C. Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of Egypt is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Egyptian state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
D. Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Constitution of Saint Kitts and Nevis is the supreme legal document that establishes the country’s system of government, defines the roles of its institutions and officeholders, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms.
E. Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (95)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
adoptedBy	People of Kenya ⓘ Referendum in Kenya ⓘ
adoptionMethod	national referendum ⓘ
amendmentProcedure	requires parliamentary approval and in some cases a referendum ⓘ
bindingOn	all persons in Kenya ⓘ all state organs ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	2010-08-27 ⓘ
containsPart	Bill of Rights ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	citizenship ⓘ environmental protection ⓘ independent commissions and offices ⓘ land tenure and land use ⓘ leadership and integrity standards ⓘ national security organs ⓘ public finance and budgeting ⓘ
country	Kenya ⓘ
dateOfPromulgation	2010-08-27 ⓘ
dateOfReferendum	2010-08-04 ⓘ
definesDeputyHeadOfGovernment	Deputy President of Kenya ⓘ linked to: Vice-President of Kenya
definesGovernmentStructure	national government and county governments ⓘ
definesHeadOfGovernment	President of Kenya ⓘ
definesHeadOfState	President of Kenya ⓘ
definesTermLength	five-year term for President ⓘ
definesTermLimit	maximum of two presidential terms ⓘ
electoralSystem	multiparty democratic system ⓘ
enforcedBy	Judiciary of Kenya ⓘ Supreme Court of Kenya ⓘ
establishes	47 county governments ⓘ Commission on Administrative Justice ⓘ Commission on Revenue Allocation ⓘ Court of Appeal of Kenya ⓘ High Court of Kenya ⓘ Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission ⓘ Judicial Service Commission ⓘ Judiciary of Kenya ⓘ Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission ⓘ National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ National Land Commission ⓘ National Police Service Commission ⓘ Parliament of Kenya ⓘ Public Service Commission of Kenya ⓘ Senate of Kenya ⓘ Supreme Court of Kenya ⓘ Teachers Service Commission ⓘ bicameral legislature ⓘ devolved system of government ⓘ national executive of Kenya ⓘ sovereign power of the people of Kenya ⓘ
guarantees	civil and political rights ⓘ economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ environmental rights ⓘ equality and freedom from discrimination ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
hasChapter	Chapter Eight – The Legislature ⓘ Chapter Eighteen – Transitional and Consequential Provisions ⓘ Chapter Eleven – Devolved Government ⓘ Chapter Fifteen – Commissions and Independent Offices ⓘ Chapter Five – Land and Environment ⓘ Chapter Four – The Bill of Rights ⓘ Chapter Fourteen – National Security ⓘ Chapter Nine – The Executive ⓘ Chapter One – Sovereignty of the People and Supremacy of this Constitution ⓘ Chapter Seven – Representation of the People ⓘ Chapter Seventeen – General Provisions ⓘ Chapter Six – Leadership and Integrity ⓘ Chapter Sixteen – Amendment of this Constitution ⓘ Chapter Ten – Judiciary ⓘ Chapter Thirteen – The Public Service ⓘ Chapter Three – Citizenship ⓘ Chapter Twelve – Public Finance ⓘ Chapter Two – The Republic ⓘ
hasPreamble	Yes ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of Kenya ⓘ linked to: Kenya
language	English ⓘ Swahili ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Kenya ⓘ
previousConstitutionYear	1963 ⓘ
previousMajorRevisionYear	1969 ⓘ
principle	devolution and sharing of power ⓘ equity and social justice ⓘ good governance ⓘ human dignity ⓘ national unity and diversity ⓘ participatory democracy ⓘ rule of law ⓘ sovereignty of the people ⓘ supremacy of the Constitution ⓘ transparency and accountability ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Mwai Kibaki ⓘ
promulgationPlace	Nairobi ⓘ Uhuru Park ⓘ linked to: Uhuru Park in Nairobi
replaced	Independence Constitution of Kenya ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Kenya
yearOfDocument	2010 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited