In Douglas Bundi Kirimi v Joseph Kaberia Arimba, Speaker County Assembly of Meru & 3 others [2018] eKLR (Constitutional Reference 26 of 2017) the Petitioner had sought the following orders: a) A declaration that Standing Orders 4 and 14 of the County Assembly of Meru Standing Orders are in
Image credit: Erasmus Student Network Oulu This blog is built on the promise that all our readers should be able to access its content. Towards this, as you might have realized, we have ensured that almost all of the blog-posts have audio recordings below them. This is to make
Image credit: Kenya Law This is an audio recording of Chapter Eight of the Constitution of Kenya on the legislature. The text of the Constitution is freely available on the Kenya Law website. This chapter has six parts. Part 1 is on the establishment and role of Parliament. Part
Image credit: Psoda Introduction In this post, I list the Committees of the National Assembly of Kenya. You will note that broadly speaking, they are divided into three: Departmental Committees, Select Committees and Housekeeping Committees. They are various classifications, for instance, the Public Investments Committee, the Public Accounts Committee,
MY FASCINATION with prayers in Standing Orders was piqued as I was re-reading the prayers that are in the Standing Orders of both the National Assembly and the Senate. I noticed some slight differences in the prayers of both House. I will point them out shortly. I then asked myself
Introduction Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (or omnibus bills as referred to in other jurisdictions) is a type of a Bill that contains amendments to several Acts of Parliament. Traditionally, these amendments originate from the Executive through the Office of the Attorney General. They ordinarily contain minor amendments to various Acts of
ON 30TH AUGUST 2018, HONOURABLE SHAKEEL SHABBIR, the Member for Kisumu East Constituency, brought laughter to the National Assembly by donning what he called an Islamic hat from Mauritius. This is an excerpt from the Hansard of that day: Honourable (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona (Suba North, ODM): Thank you, Honourable Deputy Speaker
First, let me say that I was thrilled to see a revamped Parliament of Kenya Website. The notable features I saw were that it is now easier to navigate the website and access information on both Houses. The You Tube Channels for both Houses are now embedded on the website.
Below is a list of terms that you might encounter in parliamentary circles that has been translated into Kiswahili: National Assembly- Bunge la Taifa Senate- Seneti Bill- Mswada Amendment- Marekebisho ya Sheria Article 62 of the Constitution- Ibara ya 62 ya Katiba First Reading of the Bill- Mswada kusomwa mara
A few weeks ago, I wrote in another forum that of all the tools that lie at the disposal of the Kenyan citizen, I think the most progressive is one that enables one to petition Parliament on any matter that falls within Parliament’s mandate. I wrote that the form of
