Constitutionalism in East Africa: progress, challenges, and prospects in 1999

Abstract

These essays by East African university professors of law, trace the course of constitutional development in East Africa since independence, and analyse the trends of constitutionalism in 1999. The essays cover: constitutional development in Kenya; constitution making in Tanzania; and the mixed results of Uganda's constitutional development. This is the first of planned annual comparative reviews of constitutionalism in East Africa intending to inform public debate on the progress, challenges and prospects of constitutional development in the region