This publication seeks to provide insights on constitutional developments in Kenya
since independence through five broad key phases in our constitutional history:
1. Negotiations on the independence Constitution
2. Development of the Constitution between 1963 and 1982
3. Constitutional development in times of political repression: 1982 to
1991
4. The Clamour for reforms in the multiparty era of 1992
5. Implementing the Constitution Post August 2010
Further, we have examined the review process with a view to providing lessons
on the most effective and effi cient means to achieve a new Constitution. This
includes an analysis of the process post the 2007-2008 post election crisis and
lessons from comparable jurisdictions.
One of the main aims of this book is to help people in developing a culture of
constitutionalism from a point of knowledge through the documentation of the
history of the process. And, although the book is a record of historical facts,
it is in no way meant to be exhaustive. We have simply added to the existing
literature with the hope that we shall fi ll some of the existing information gaps
and motivate more people to share their varied experiences and points of view
on this subject.