It has been reported that the White House and Senate leaders struck a major deal early Wednesday morning over a $2-trillion relief package to help the American people stay afloat amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The Senate is scheduled to debate the Bill today. The Bill is accessible here. The US
In response to COVID-19, the UK Parliament is currently considering two bills. They are the Coronavirus Bill and the Contingencies Fund Bill. The Coronavirus Bill As of March 24, the Bill had passed in the House of Commons and was being debated in the House of Lords. According to the
In our previous post, we informed you of the impact that the COVID-19 virus has had on parliaments around the word. Most parliaments have either adjourned their sittings until further notice or continued with their business but with precautionary measures put in place. In this post, we bring you news
(Written on 22 March. Last Update on 23 March) News reached the world on December 31 last year that in China’s Wuhan port city there were cases of “unusual pneumonia”. The Coronavirus or COVID-19 was unknown then. We all thought it was insignificant and brief. We were all wrong. And
The National Assembly of Kenya has launched the Committee Chairpersons’ Manual, the Annual Performance Reports of the Committees of the National Assembly, the Swahili Version of the Standing Orders of the National Assembly, and live broadcast of committee proceedings. The event dubbed the Parliamentary Forum for Committees of the National
Kuna Mswada katika Bunge la Taifa utakaodhibiti suala hili la michango au harambee. Jina la Mswada ni Public Fundraising Appeals Bill. Kuna vifungu kadhaa ambavyo nitavitaja upesi upesi: 1. Ikiwa utataka kuendesha harambee ambayo inahusisha umma, basi utafaa kupata leseni au kibali kutoka kwa Mamlaka ya Polisi katika Kaunti (County
The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Taskforce in Kenya have submitted their report. We have prepared podcasts of all the chapters of the report. You can listen to all of them, share them and download them. Stay informed.
Sub judice rule defined The term sub judice is derived from the Latin phrase adhuc sub judice li est, which means “the matter is still under consideration”. Black’s Law Dictionary further defines the term as “before the Court or Judge for determination”. However, in the context of Parliament,
Kwa muda sasa, nimekuwa nikitafakari kuhusu nafasi ya Ibara ya 7 ya Katiba ya Kenya inayotambua Kiswahili kama lugha rasmi ya Jamhuri yetu (pamoja na Kiingereza). Nimekuwa nikijiuliza ni kwa nini sheria zetu za Kenya hazijatafsiriwa kwa lugha ya Kiswahili, miaka tisa baada ya kuzinduliwa kwa Katiba yetu. Ili kupata
Photo credit: Wilberforce Okwiri/Standard Introduction This blog post is on Kenya’s ongoing attempt to amend the Constitution through the popular initiative. This post is structured in two parts: the first part, dealing with the procedure laid out in the Constitution; and the second part, providing an overview of the Punguza
