[wtc911]

You would be well suited to READ the document before making your pronouncements. READ it carefully. Notice when it ACTUALLY IS DATED. Pay close attention to the last line which reads: “Given under my Hand and Seal of Office this 17th day of February, 1964”

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You might want to do some homework before posting like a snotty sixth grade girl....

From the Kenyan Embassy in Paris site.....

"The first full franchise General Elections were held in May, 1963, with KANU the winner. On 1st June 1963, Kenya attained internal self-government. On December 12th of the same year, she attained full independence. On the first anniversary of independence in 1964, Kenya became a Republic with Mzee Jomo Kenyatta as the First President."

IOW, There was no Republic of Kenya before December 12, 1964, it did not exist. As you yourself noted, the document is signed and dated ten months prior to that date.

[NoobRep]

Then how the hell were people referring to the Republic of Kenya in 1963 newspaper articles?

[P-Marlowe]

IOW, There was no Republic of Kenya before December 12, 1964, it did not exist. As you yourself noted, the document is signed and dated ten months prior to that date.

Ok, then how do you explain THIS?

[P-Marlowe]

Oops, Wrong link.

How do you explain THIS?

[FR_addict]

They had a Constitution. They were independent. A Republic is:
1. a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
2. any body of persons viewed as a commonwealth.
3. a state in which the head of government is not a monarch or other hereditary head of state.

If they were independent in 63 and had a Constitution in-place that has not changed that much except amendments according to their site, I don't know what else they would be called.

It sounds like the difference was that in 64, they declared themselves a Sovereign Republic.

[Red_Devil 232]

Kenya as a Republic may have not existed Officially until Dec. 12, 1964 but the Kenyan's were certianly involved in forming a Republic.

There is some evidence that Kenya was preparing to become a Republic prior to the official event on Dec. 12, 1964.

“Following the announcement in August that the Government would soon submit for approval a comprehensive set of amendments designed to transform Kenya into a Republic …” This Source Is Refering To August 1964: 3rd paragraph down - The Role Of The Senate In The Kenyan Political System - by J. H. Proctor, Jr.

Then there is this entry in Wikipedia on Jomo Kenyatta under Leadership (5th paragraph down.)

On June 1, 1964, Kenyatta became President when he successfully had Parliament amend the Constitution to make Kenya a republic with his office becoming executive President: the head of State, head of Government, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.

I don’t put a lot of faith in Wiki but it was this entry that had me looking elsewhere to confirm. I still have found nothing about the June 1, 1964 event.

NYT article from Aug. 15, 1964 Kenyan Leader Announces Plans for Republic

There is some evidence that Kenya was preparing to become a Republic prior to the official event on Dec. 12, 1964.