[Mount Athos]

I don’t think it’s a problem. The comment on that site about the Republic of Kenya not being in fact until 1964 is TECHNICALLY correct, however they issued a constitution in 1963.

http://www.constitutionnet.org/files/Kenyan%20constitution%20amended%202008.pdf

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA, 1963

How could you miss that the constitution you linked is AMENDED TO 2008? You are posting a 2008 constitution and misrepresenting it as a 1963 constitution. The 1963 constitution does not have the word republic in it.

Take a look:



http://www.constitutionnet.org/files/KEL63-002.pdf

Now it was officially recognized by the government of Britain the world in 1964, but in 1963, when they declared their independence , they considered themselves “The Republic of Kenya”.

If I’m not mistaken

You're definitely mistaken -- they were not known as the republic of kenya until december 12th 1964.

[Houghton M.]

No, there is evidence that Kenyatta’s people were using the term Republic in the fall of 1963.

[cookcounty]

"they were not known as the republic of kenya until december 12th 1964.

The British certainly did not use the term "Republic" because thety are allergic to the term, since it implies the end of the monarchy and disrespect for the monarchy, but Kenyatta pushed the term "Republic" as early as October 1963, and probably earlier. Kenyatta was especially popular in the muslim coastal region (Mombasa). I would guess that many Kenyans were using the term "Republic" even though the British Order in Parliament simply reads "Kenya" (which is in itself odd--one would expect to see "Commomwealth of" or "Dominion of")