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"content": "Members of the Tribunal is an exercise which has been delayed considerably and, therefore, this is a matter which I think this House can dispense with expeditiously. The Political Parties Act, 2007, establishes the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal, consisting of a chairman and two members. The three nominees are supposed to be appointed upon approval by this House. In the exercise of its mandate of vetting the nominees to this Tribunal, the Committee held three sittings to consider the nominations done by the Chief Justice, in accordance with the law. At a meeting held on 22nd April, 2010, the three nominees, namely Messrs. Peter Simani and Chacha Odera, and Rev. Jessie Mutura, appeared before the Committee physically and were vetted in accordance with the criteria established by the parent statute, and in accordance with customs set by the Committee. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me register the Committee’s acknowledgement of the support given to it by the Offices of the Speaker and the Clerk of the National Assembly. It is, therefore, my privilege to commend this Report to the House for adoption. Let me start off by giving a background to this whole matter, and remind the House that Section 5(1)(ii) of the Political Parties Act, 2007, establishes the Political Parties Tribunal and outlines both the leadership and membership of that Tribunal. Section 5(1) says:- “There is established a Tribunal to be known as the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal. The Tribunal shall consist of the following members appointed by the Chief Justice, subject to approval by Parliament- (a) a chairman who shall be a person qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the High Court; (b) two other members of high moral standing and integrity, one of whom shall be an Advocate of the High Court of five years’ standing”. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the same Act goes on to indicate the term of office of the members of the Tribunal. At Section 5(4), the Act says:- “A member of the Tribunal shall hold office for a term of five years and shall be legible for appointment for a further term of five years.” Section 6 sets out the purpose of this Tribunal, which is important for the House to note. It says:- “The Tribunal shall determine disputes between members of a political party, disputes between political parties forming a coalition, or appeals from decisions of the Registrar, under this Act”. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in exercise of his nomination mandate, and vide a letter dated 18th August, 2009, the Chief Justice, acting pursuant to Section 5(2) of the Political Parties Act, appointed three persons to the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal, subject to approval by this House. The three were Mr. Sankale ole Kantai, who was nominated for the position of chairperson; Mr. Chacha Odera and Rev. Jessie Mutura, as members of the Tribunal. On Tuesday, 1st September, 2009, the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs tabled in this House the three nominees for approval, subsequent to which the list was referred to the Committee. Following the appointment of Mr. Sankale ole Kantai as the Judge on the Interim Independent Constitutional Disputes Resolution Court, he withdrew his candidature for the position of chairperson of the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal vide a letter Ref. No.SOK/PPDT/2009, dated 21st October, 2009. Subsequently, vide a letter received by the National Assembly on 22nd December, 2009, the Chief Justice nominated Mr."
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