Category: PARLIAMENT

(VIDEO) Sen. Amason Kingi Acceptance Speech on Election as Speaker of the 4th Senate

Sen. Amason Kingi was elected as Speaker of the Senate yesterday, 8th September, 2022. He was elected as the Speaker of the 4th Senate of the 13th Parliament of the Republic of Kenya. Below is his acceptance speech. We congratulate him on his election.

Book Review: Order! Order! A Parliamentary Miscellany by Robert Rogers

Reading this book gives you that sense: a weird fact of the House of Commons here, a beautiful quote there, an odd statistic here. It makes for a beautiful read of the House of Commons’ and House of Lords’ “unconnected odds and ends”— as the author describes it.   Robert

Bill Digest: The National Health Insurance Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2021

About the Bill The National Health Insurance Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (National Assembly Bill No. 21 of 2021) is a National Assembly Bill that is currently before the Senate.  It is sponsored by the Leader of Majority Party of the National Assembly. The Bill was published on 11th May, 2021

Error in the Law? No Problem, Rectification is the Solution.

In the publishing world, we usually come across “errata” and “corrigendum”, but mostly it “errata”. This will be a document by the publisher that will seek to correct errors on work that would have been printed or published. It will look something like this: In law, mistakes do happen. And

Bill Digest: The Sacco Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2021

About the Bill The Sacco Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (National Assembly Bills No. 55 of 2021) is a Bill sponsored by the Leader of Majority Party. The Bill seeks to amend the Sacco Societies Act (No. 14 of 2008) by providing for the usage of ICT in collecting and receiving

The “Concurrence Case” (or the “Bills Concerning County Governments” Case)

On 29th October 2020, the High Court, in a Judgement delivered by Jairus Ngaah, Anthony Ndung’u Kimani and Teresia Mumbua Matheka, JJ, declared 23 Acts of Parliament unconstitutional for being passed by the National Assembly without Senate’s participation. The brief facts of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya &

Wish to Send Comments on a Bill? Here’s How.

One of the frequently asked questions I receive is a sample template of submission on a Bill that is to be submitted to Parliament. This post answers that question. An advertisement would have been placed in a newspaper for you to submit a memorandum on a Bill. The deadline would