APRM • SECOND COUNTRY REVIEW REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA Geographic location Located in East Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania. It borders with Ethiopia (861km), Somalia (682km), South Sudan (232km), Tanzania (769km) and Uganda (933km). Surface area The total surface area is 580,367km2, of which land constitutes 569,140 km2 and water 11,227 km2. Population: 46.7 (estimated 2016) Age structure: 0-14 years: 40.87% (male 9,592,017/female 9,532,032) 15-24 years: 18.83% (male 4,398,554/female 4,411,586) Population 25-54 years: 33.54% (male 7,938,111/female 7,755,128) 55-64 years: 3.84% (male 819,665/female 976,862) 65 years and over: 2.92% (male 590,961/female 775,842) (2016 est.) Ethnic groups: Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European and Arab) 1%  Religion Christian 83% (Protestant 47.7%, Catholic 23.4%, other Christian 11.9%), Muslim 11.2%, Traditionalists 1.7%, other 1.6%, none 2.4%, unspecified 0.2% (2009 est.) Independence 12 December 1963 from the United Kingdom Promulgated on 27 August 2010, replacing the 1963 independence Constitution. Constitution It provides the Structure of the Government of Kenya to consist of the Executive, the Legislature, the Judiciary and the Devolved Governments. The President, the Deputy President, and the cabinet constitute the executive arm of the Kenyan Government. Executive President: H.E. Uhuru KENYATTA Deputy President: Hon. William RUTO Parliament consists of National Assembly and the Senate Legislature NA: 350 MPs (includes 47 elected women from each county) Senate: 68 Senators (includes 16 nominated women, 2 youth, 2 PWD) Independent judiciary consisting of courts and tribunals. Judiciary The Supreme Court is the highest court in Kenya. The Khadis Courts to cater for persons who profess the Muslim religion, in matters relating to personal status, marriage, divorce and inheritance. Kenya is a multiparty democracy. The major political parties are: Political governance Administrative structure Jubilee Party (the ruling party), and CORD (Coalition for Reforms and Democracy) including Orange Democratic Movement- ODM, Ford Kenya, Wiper Democratic Movement, Kenya Social Congress, among others. A two-system government: the national government and county governments which are distinct and interdependent. There are 47 counties specified under the First Schedule of the 2010 Constitution. | xvi |