Kenya | |||||||||
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| 1963–1964 | |||||||||
| Motto: "Harambee"(Swahili) "Let us all pull together" | |||||||||
| Anthem: Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu English:"O God of All Creation" | |||||||||
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| Capital | Nairobi | ||||||||
| Common languages | English Swahili | ||||||||
| Government | Federal parliamentaryconstitutional monarchy | ||||||||
| Queen | |||||||||
• 1963–1964 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Governor-General | |||||||||
• 1963–1964 | Malcolm MacDonald | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1963–1964 | Jomo Kenyatta | ||||||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | ||||||||
• Upper House | Senate | ||||||||
• Lower House | House of Representatives | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Independence | 12 December 1963 | ||||||||
• Republic | 12 December 1964 | ||||||||
| Currency | East African shilling | ||||||||
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TheCommonwealth realm[1] ofKenya was a short-livedsovereign state between 12 December 1963 and 12 December 1964 whosehead of state wasQueen Elizabeth II. It was a predecessor to theRepublic of Kenya.
WhenBritish Kenya became independent on 12 December 1963,Elizabeth II remained head of state asQueen of Kenya (and ofthe United Kingdom and many former colonies). The monarch's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to theGovernor-General of Kenya,Malcolm John Macdonald.[2]
Jomo Kenyatta held office asprime minister (andhead of government). Elizabeth II had visited Kenya on 6 February 1952, before independence, and later visited the Republic of Kenya several times.
The Republic of Kenya came into existence on 12 December 1964, while remaining inthe Commonwealth by common consent of other governments. Following the abolition of the monarchy,Jomo Kenyatta became the firstPresident of the Republic of Kenya.[2]
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