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In 1962 a KANU-KADU coalition government, including both Kenyatta and Ngala, was formed.

The 1962 constitution established a bicameral legislature consisting of a 117-member House of Representatives and a 41-member Senate.

The country was divided into 7 semi-autonomous regions, each with its own regional assembly.

The quota principle of reserved seats for non-Africans was abandoned, and open elections were held in May 1963.

KADU gained control of the assemblies in the Rift Valley, Coast, and Western regions.

KANU won majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives, and in the assemblies in the Central, Eastern, and Nyanza regions.

Kenya now achieved internal self-government with Jomo Kenyatta as its first prime minister.

The British and KANU agreed, over KADU protests, to constitutional changes in October 1963 strengthening the central government.

Kenya attained independence on Dec. 12, 1963 as the Dominion of Kenya with HM The Queen as Head of State.

( 1963 Constitution of Kenya ).

In 1964 Kenya became a republic, and constitutional changes further centralized the government.