Kenya's 2010 constitution was born from the ashes of the 2007 post-election violence. For two decades, reformers had tried to replace the independence-era document that concentrated power in the presidency. Every attempt was blocked. Then 1,300 people died over a stolen election, and the political class had no choice. The new constitution devolved power to 47 counties, created an independent judiciary, imposed a two-term limit, and embedded a bill of rights. It passed with 67 percent support in a referendum. A decade later, the constitution has survived two attempts to amend it and remains the most progressive governance framework in East Africa.