Constitution of Kenya, 2010 192 [Subsidiary] SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA REVIEW ACT, 2008 (No 9 of 2008) THE NEW CONSTITUTION OF KENYA PROMULGATION L.S By His Excellency the Honorable Mwai Kibaki, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kenya. WHEREAS the people of Kenya, in exercise of their sovereign right to replace the Constitution, ratified the proposed New Constitution of Kenya through a referendum held on the 4th August, 2010, in accordance with the provisions of section 47A of the Constitution of Kenya and Part V of the Constitution of Kenya Review Act, 2008; AND WHEREAS the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Act, 2008 and the Constitution of Kenya Review Acts of 1997 and 2008, as variously amended, provided a legal framework for the comprehensive review and replacement of the current Constitution by the people of Kenya, which ensured that the review process— (a) accommodated the diversity of the Kenyan people, including socio economic status, race, ethnicity, gender, religious faith, age, occupation, learning, persons with disabilities and the disadvantaged and was guided by respect for the universal principles of human rights, gender equity and democracy; (b) provided the people of Kenya an opportunity to actively, freely and meaningfully participate in generating and debating proposals to alter the Constitution; (c) resulted in a new Constitution which faithfully reflected the wishes of the people of Kenya; AND WHEREAS for the last two decades, the people of Kenya have yearned for a new Constitution which— (a) guarantees peace, national unity and integrity of the Republic of Kenya in order to safeguard the well-being of the people of Kenya; (b) establishes a free and democratic system of Government that ensures good governance, constitutionalism, the rule of law, human rights and gender equity;