Constitution of Kenya texts since gaining independence: in 1969 and in 2010. In 1969, the 1963 independence constitution was replaced with a new text that entrenched amendments already made to the system of government that the independence constitution had contemplated. These changes included: changing the structure of the state from a federal, or Majimbo system, to a unitary system; creating a unicameral instead of bicameral legislature; changing from a parliamentary to a semi-presidential system with a powerful presidency; and reducing the protections of the bill of rights. Further amendments to the 1969 constitution were later effected, including, in 1982, the institution of a
T. D. S. A. Dissanayake prevented from doing so when his father was implicated as one of the leaders of the attempted military coup in 1962. He did a spell working in the UN and went on to become Sri Lankan ambassador to Indonesia and Egypt. Since 1975 Dissanayake has published 16 books mostly regarding the politics and history of Sri Lanka. T. D. S. A. Dissanayake T.D.S.A. Dissanayake is a Sri Lankan diplomat and writer, who has served as Sri Lankan ambassador to Indonesia and Egypt. Dissanayake was born to a family of police officers, his father was C. C. "Jungle" Dissanayake a former