Kenya has a presidential representative democratic republic. In this form of government, the President is the head of state, the head of government, and the Commander-in-chief of the military. Kenya adopted this form of government in 1964, with Jomo Kenyatta being the first President. This government allows power to be held on the national and county level, so each of Kenya's 47 counties and has a semi-autonomous government. The national government of Kenya is divided in to three branches, the legislature, executive, and judicial branches. All elections in the legislative and executive branches occur every five years.
Legislative branchThe legislative branch is bicameral, just like in the United States. It is made up of the National Assembly (pictured above) and the Senate. There are 349 seats in the National Assembly and 67 seats in the Senate.
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executive branchThe executive branch is headed by the president, who is currently Uhuru Kenyatta.
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judicial branchThe judicial branch is led by the Chief Justice. The highest court in Kenya is the Supreme Court. Other courts include the High Court, which hears all types of cases, the Court of Appeal, which handles appeal cases from the High Court, and the Subordinate Courts, which are courts that are below the High Court.
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