{"id":1135970,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1135970/?format=json","text_counter":221,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kipipiri, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Amos Kimunya","speaker":{"id":174,"legal_name":"Amos Muhinga Kimunya","slug":"amos-kimunya"},"content":"When we enacted the 2010 Constitution, we defined political parties within Article 260. A political party was defined as an association contemplated in Part 3 of Chapter Seven. Part 3 of Chapter Seven contains Articles 91 and 92. Article 91(1) defines the characteristics of a political party. It shall have a national character; have a democratically elected governing body; promote national unity; and abide by certain values. Article 91(2) defines what a party shall not do. Article 92 then places responsibility on Parliament to legislate on political parties. We then went ahead and legislated in 2011. In Section 2 of the Political Parties Act (No.11 of 2011), we defined a political party as having the meaning assigned to it in Article 260 of the Constitution. We ended up with a situation where the House that was given the power by Kenyans to define a political party did not do so and hence, we have been having…"}