Chapter Eighteen – Transitional and Consequential Provisions

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Chapter Eighteen – Transitional and Consequential Provisions is the part of the Constitution of Kenya that sets out the legal and administrative arrangements for shifting from the previous constitutional order to the new one and resolving related consequential matters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of the Constitution of Kenya ⓘ
addresses adaptation of existing institutions to conform to the new Constitution ⓘ
harmonisation of pre‑existing legislation with the Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
implementation of new constitutional offices and commissions ⓘ
status of existing rights and obligations during the constitutional transition ⓘ
status of ongoing legal proceedings during the transition ⓘ
timing of first elections under the Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
adoptedWith Constitution of Kenya 2010 referendum approval ⓘ
linked to: Referendum in Kenya
basedOn Constitution of Kenya Review Process ⓘ
bindingOn all persons and authorities in Kenya ⓘ
all state organs in Kenya ⓘ
characteristic consequential in nature ⓘ
transitional in nature ⓘ
constitutionalStatus supreme law within its subject matter in Kenya ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
dateEnacted 2010 ⓘ
governs transition from the former Constitution of Kenya (repealed) to the Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
hasTitle Transitional and Consequential Provisions ⓘ
interpretedInAccordanceWith Article 259 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Kenya ⓘ
linked to: Kenya
language English ⓘ
Kiswahili ⓘ
legalEffect authorises enactment of consequential legislation required by the new Constitution ⓘ
ensures legal continuity between the former and the new constitutional orders ⓘ
prevents legal vacuums during the transition to the Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
validates continued operation of certain pre‑existing laws subject to consistency with the new Constitution ⓘ
legalSystem Kenyan constitutional law ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Kenya (2010) ⓘ
purpose to address consequential legal and administrative matters arising from the adoption of the new Constitution ⓘ
to provide for the transition from the former Constitution of Kenya to the Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
to regulate the shift from the previous constitutional order to the new constitutional order ⓘ
regulates consequential amendments to existing legislation ⓘ
continuity of existing laws under the new Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
continuity of existing public offices and office holders during the transition ⓘ
implementation schedules for devolution and other key reforms ⓘ
interim arrangements for state organs during the transition period ⓘ
phasing out of institutions created under the former Constitution ⓘ
repeal of inconsistent provisions of the former Constitution of Kenya ⓘ
timelines for implementation of various provisions of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
transfer of functions from old institutions to new constitutional institutions ⓘ
transitional arrangements for Parliament in Kenya ⓘ
transitional arrangements for devolved government structures ⓘ
transitional arrangements for the executive branch in Kenya ⓘ
transitional arrangements for the judiciary in Kenya ⓘ

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