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Katiba Corner: The Supreme Court Explains Kenya's Political System

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The 2010 Constitution establishes an entirely new political system. It differs on several critical points from the old system. There is now a complete separation of parliament from the executive presidency. The legislature has two houses. The judiciary has a supreme court and generally a much clearer mandate of constitutional review. The monopoly of state power by the central government has been replaced by the sharing of power between it and counties. The system is complex and the drafting by the Committee of Experts (CoE) is sometimes, let us face it, pretty awful. It is no surprise that...

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