The constitution of Kenya : contemporary readings / editors, M.K. Mbondenyi, P.L.O. Lumumba, Steve O. Odero.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-340).

Introduction / Morris Kiwinda Mbondenyi -- A journal through time in search for a new Constitution / PLO Lumumba -- Constitutionalism and the rule of law under the new constitutional order / Dennis Ben Mosota -- The Bill of Rights / Morris Kiwinda Mbondenyi -- Gender equality / Ruth Aura Odhiambo & Maurice Oduor -- Land and the environment / Tom Ojienda & Mathews Okoth -- Separation of powers / Elisha Z. Ongoya -- Devolved government / Steve O. Odero -- Constitutional regulation of international law in Kenya / Luis G. Franceschi -- Constitution implementation in Kenya / Victor Odhiambo.

The Constitution of Kenya: Contemporary Reading, provides an in-depth assessment of the interface between constitutionalism and Kenya's new Constitution. Focusing on the historical trajectory on the search for a new Constitution, Chapter One lays the groundwork upon which the fault line between constitutionalism and the issue areas are articulated in the other chapters in relation to the new Constitution. The superb chapters on the carefully selected issue areas, make this edited volume an essential reading. The book makes an important contribution to the evolving constitutionalism and policy clarification on Kenya's new Constitution. It is a welcome and timely intervention by legal scholars and practitioners on the new constitution and the challenges facing Kenya in its implementation. The book is an excellent teaching and reading manual for students in law, history, politics, diplomacy, and international relations as well as for the practitioners.