Amos Kimunya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move and request Hon. Junet Mohamed, the Minority Whip, to second the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the Whole House. view
• 22 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to move that the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill… view
• 22 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move: THAT, the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 56 of 2021), be now read a Second Time. view
• 22 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, political parties are endemic to democracy. Indeed, the kind of political democracy we are seeing in this House today is anchored on political party thinking. They are the vehicles that move our democratic space and give our citizens the opportunity to choose their leaders from amongst the contenders in every election. view
• 22 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: Active citizen participation in political parties subtly offers unique benefits, including the opportunity to influence policy choices, choose and engage political leaders, and even run for office. It is in this sense that this Bill seeks to propose amendments aimed at strengthening party autonomy, encouraging individual and citizen participation in party politics, requiring registration of members and maintenance of a members’ list and that parties be formed based on certain common political ideals. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 22 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: 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 ... view
• 22 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: Since 2011, we have had the problem of having not defined a political party and yet, that responsibility was placed on this House. view
• 22 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: There was a case where the Political Parties Forum Coalition went to court and sought funding for political parties in a coalition. In 2016, the courts ruled that the law does not define a political party and the matter was upheld in the Court of Appeal. It is the responsibility of Parliament to define what a political party is, and not the courts. We must take that cue from the courts. The courts have said that Parliament was expected to define a political party, which it has not. Hence, the courts cannot define what a political party means. view
• 22 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: One of the provisions within this Political Parties (Amendment) Bill is to define what a political party is. The Bill defines it as an association of citizens with common ideals that are pursuing a certain agenda. This Bill cures one of the problems we have within our law where political parties are not defined. This is one of the fundamental amendments that we are bringing in this Bill. The Bill also states that Article 260 envisages an association. It does not define whether it is an association of natural persons, legal persons, parties or bodies. Hence, the definition being proposed ... view
• 22 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: That definition does not exist in our law today. We just came up with a convoluted Act. The Constitution states that it is an association contemplated in Part 3 of Chapter Seven. In our law, we said that it is an association as defined in Article 260. The two have never defined a political party. So, for once, we are going to have the definition of a political party. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view