what are the organs or institutions of the Government or State
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Constitution establishes the regulatory framework for political activity and the governance process in a country. One of the things it does it to establish organs of government, define their functions and specify their powers for the discharge of these functions.
Experience from all over the world, and from time immemorial has taught that three particular organs of government are the most basic. These are: the Executive; (b) the Legislature; and (c) the Judiciary. These organs correspond to the vital and most basic governance functions, namely (and respectively), (i) the conduct of policy and administration; (ii) the making or repealing or amendment of the governing laws; and (iii) the adjudication of conflicts that arise while the laws of the land are being implemented through executive and administrative decision-making or action.
Although all Constitutions will provide for the three organs, their functions and powers, the Constitutions of different countries thereafter take different approaches, as some may go further and provide for additional governance -related organs. For example, the Ugandan Constitution provides for a further constitutional organ, known as the Inspector-General of Government, as does that of Tanzania , which provides for the Permanent Commission of Inquiry - both being nomenclature describing the Ombudsman institution.
The current Constitution limits itself to the three basic organs of government. In this paper we consider the broad outlines of these organs of government.
2. The Executive Organ
The Executive under the Kenya Constitution started off with a dual character, under the Independence Constitution in 1963. The day-to-day operation of government was conducted under the direction of a Prime Minister, who was the leader in Parliament of the political party with the largest number of seats in the house. The more occasional, symbolic and constitutional acts of government, such as formally naming the Prime Minister, proroguing or dissolving Parliament, were conducted by the Governor-General, representing the Queen of England, who operated in the capacity of Head of State.
The Executive organ was a diverse entity with a clear scope for checks-and-