Kenya is a presidential democracy. This means that it has a head of government (president) and a legislature (Parliament of Kenya) that are both directly elected by the people.

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As a presidential democracy, Kenya's citizens are allowed to vote for their head of government (the president) and all members in the Parliament of Kenya, which is the country’s bicameral legislature.

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Kenya's bicameral legislature consists of two houses—the Senate and the National Assembly.

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• Even though Kenya is a democracy, the citizens do not have too much say in the government (Much of the decision-making process is made by the president and his party).

• ​Corruption has been a major problem because many politicians take bribes.

• ​women are not equally represented in Kenya’s government.

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