Judiciary of Kenya
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The Judiciary of Kenya is the independent branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law through a system of courts headed by the Chief Justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Judiciary of Kenya canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Justice of Kenya
ⓘ
branch of government ⓘ judiciary ⓘ |
| appointmentProcessInvolves | Judicial Service Commission of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budgetFundedBy | Government of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Chapter 10 of the Constitution of Kenya ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| ensures | protection of rights and fundamental freedoms ⓘ |
| exercisesPower | judicial authority ⓘ |
| governedBy | Constitution of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeHead | Chief Registrar of the Judiciary of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Court Martial of Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Employment and Labour Relations Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Environment and Land Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Kadhi’s Courts of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Magistrates’ Courts of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Claims Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of civil cases
ⓘ
adjudication of constitutional petitions ⓘ adjudication of criminal cases ⓘ electoral dispute resolution ⓘ enforcement of contracts ⓘ resolution of disputes ⓘ review of administrative action ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Kiswahili ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple |
access to justice
ⓘ
fair trial ⓘ judicial independence ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| headedBy | Chief Justice of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headedByOfficeHolder | Martha Koome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestCourt | Supreme Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interprets |
Constitution of Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
customary law of Kenya ⓘ religious law within its jurisdiction ⓘ statutes of Kenya ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overseenByBody | Judicial Service Commission of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of justice
ⓘ
application of the law ⓘ interpretation of the law ⓘ |
| separateFrom |
Executive of Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Constitutional safeguards for independence ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.