Making and Remaking Kenya's Constitution

Abstract

Kenya has undergone two major processes of constitutional review since 2000. In 2013 a new Constitution was adopted. Nonetheless it is currently considering a raft of constitutional amendments that would change the 2013 Constitution in fundamental ways. This chapter outlines the different processes followed to secure constitutional change and explores their successes and failures. A key question that runs through the chapter is how agreement that satisfies both the political elite and citizens generally can be reached on fundamental constitutional change.

Keywords: Kenya; constitution-making; comparative constitutional law