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Hi Aruanan!!! Congratulations, you are the 342 freeper to link a 1998 modern, amended version of the Kenyan constitution and misrepresent it as being the 1963 one. BZZZZZT I don't think that's the part that's amended; my reference is described as the 1963 Constitution with later amendments.

You don't think so? If you bothered to look at the link provided for the original 1963 constitution, you would know so.

If you want to know what the constitution said in 1963, maybe you should look at a 1963 constitution, instead of a 1998 amended one.

Besides, the Republic of Kenya was referred to in news articles from 1963 and mid-1964 as the "Republic of Kenya."

Oh Yeah? Got any, other than the 1963 Nevada Palladium Times, those legendary arbiters of truth and experts in international affairs and county fairs?

Hint: The major papers of the day did not refer to Kenya as the "Republic of Kenya" before they became one in dec 1964.

The Republican Constitution of Kenya: Historical Background and Analysis, Chanan Singh, The International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jul., 1965), pp. 878-949 has a lot of good background. It does, though, point out that from the beginning of independence in 1963 Kenya was going to be a republic but that it would go through a short transitional period as a dominion as more and more of the government became ruled by the Kenyan state rather than the Crown. It doesn't say, though, whether or not parts of the government that came under self rule before December 1964 started using "Republic of Kenya"on official records.

Thanks for the citation that totally debunks the idea that Kenya was a republic in December 1963.
It would eventually become a republic in December 1964, but it definitely was not one in December 1963. How could it be, with a constitution that kept the Queen of England the head of state?

Oh I forgot, you never read the 1963 constitution so you missed the part about the Queen of England being the head of state.

How about the history of Kenya listed on official Kenyan governmental websites? Those list the fact that Kenya newly became a republic on Dec 12th 1964, does that mean less than an article from the Nevada Palladium Times?

Start showing links to news articles published in 1964 that say “dominion of kenya”. We’ve shown links to news articles published in 1964 that say “republic of kenya”.

You claim to know how major newspapers were referring to Kenya in 1964. Show the links. I’d assume that most newspapers would simply say “Kenya” as opposed to “Republic of Kenya”, just to make things simpler. That doesn’t prove the name isn’t actually “Republic of Kenya”. But you’re here fighting with the majority, it might help your case if you provided good links. A news article, from 1964, with “Dominion of Kenya” would help.