LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE/NRA-ILA I have been in New Orleans, Louisiana, this past week in a two-week course on legislative drafting organized by the Public Law Centre of the Tulane Law School. This first week has been exciting. We have had brilliant presentations on the US and Parliamentary Systems, Legislative and Administrative Drafting,
IT WAS FRIDAY, 5TH JULY 1974. The language used by Members of Parliament up to that point was English. Then President Kenyatta communicates his desire that the Kiswahili language should be the language to use in the Chamber. But first, the bombshell by Speaker Fred Mati, MP: Before Mr. Mutiso-Muyu
Image credit: Parliament of Kenya It is 1907; 16th August 1907 to be precise. It is the meeting of the Legislative Council (popularly known as the Legco) and the members present are H.E. The Governor (Col. Sadler), the Senior Commissioner (Mr. Hobley), the Land Commissioner (Col. Montgomery), the Treasurer (Mr.
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
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
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
Then when they have done this, they have another stage where they say, we move that the Ball Bill be read a Third Time. Funny, right? And then friends who love Tom would say, we love you Tom, we love your ball while Tom’s enemies would say, Tom, your ball
The Bills before the UK Parliament (either Commons or Lords) 2017-2019 are comprehensively listed on UK Parliament’s website. The list below is a select few that caught our attention. #1 Certificate of Loss Bill The Bill seeks to make provision for a certificate to be issued to mothers in
