Kenya
Country in east Africa, bounded to the north by Sudan and Ethiopia,
to the east by Somalia, to the southeast by the Indian Ocean, to the
southwest by Tanzania, and to the west by Uganda.
Government
The 1963 constitution, amended in 1964, 1969, 1982, and 1992, provides
for a president, elected by universal suffrage for a five-year term,
and a single-chamber national assembly, serving a similar term. The
president must be endorsed by at least 25% of voters in at least five
of the country's eight provinces. The assembly has 202 members, 188
elected by universal suffrage, 12 nominated by the president, and the
attorney general and speaker as members by virtue of their office.
From 1969 to 1982 Kenya was effectively a one-party state, and in
1983 it became so legally, the only legitimate party being the Kenya
African National Union (KANU), with the state president as its leader.
Since 1991 a multiparty system has operated.
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