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Kenya's Government

Government Type: Demographic Republic Government

The President of Kenya acts as both Chief of Staff as well as the head of government. A break down of the Government is below.

**Executive**

The executive power in the political system of Kenya is vested in the President who is both Chief of state and also head of Government. The President of Kenya is elected for a[| term] of 5 years by popular vote and is eligible for re-elections for a second term. The President performs his executive functions with the assistance of a vice president and the Cabinet ministers. The President is responsible for appointing the vice President as well as the members of the Cabinet.

The current President of Kenya is Mwai Kibaki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwai_Kibaki since 30 December 2002 and the current Vice President is Moody Awori who's been in office since 25 September 2003. The last general election in Kenya was held on 27 December 2002 and the next is scheduled top be held in December 2008. Mwai Kibaki is Kenya's 3rd elected President.

**Legislature**

The legislative power in Kenya is held by unicameral National Assembly or Bunge consisting of 224 members. Out of the 224 members, 210 members are elected by popular vote for a term five years. The remaining 12 nominated members are appointed by the president but selected by political parties on the basis of proportional representation, and 2 ex-official members. At present the ruling party is National Rainbow Coalition or NARC who had won general elections in the year 2002.

**Judiciary**

The judiciary in Kenya is headed by the High Court and Court of Appeal. The Chief justice and the judges of the High Court and Court of Appeals are appointed by the President. There are also smaller courts of justices in Kenya like the Resident Magistrate's Courts and the District Magistrate Courts (// Independence Day Celebration). //

References Corruption", L. S. (n.d.). Mwai Kibaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Retrieved December 13, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwai_Kibaki Political system of Kenya. (n.d.). //Independence Day Celebration//. Retrieved December 13, 2010, from http://www.123independenceday.com/kenya/political-system.html

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