This act may be cited as the political parties short title. The course seeks to enable the students understand kenyas current socialeconomic and political developments from a historical perspective. National assembly seats by political party partyseats 1992 1997 2002 2007 20. The act provides for the audit of the political parties by the auditor general, who in turn has to submit the report to the registrar of political parties and accordingly be availed to the. Before revised legislation on the registration of political parties the 2010 constitution and 2011 political parties act at one point kenya had over 200 registered political parties. Legal framework for political parties in selected countries of sub. Klrc has an additional mandate of preparing new legislation to give effect to the constitution.
The economy of zambia has continued to slide into the abyss whilst the countrys resources have continued to be mismanaged and misapplied by the mmd government. Public appointments parliamentary approval act, 2011 no 33 of 2011 prevention, protection and assistance to internally displaced persons and affected communities act, 2012 no 56 of 2012 political parties act no 11 of 2011. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like registrar of political parties kenya. These topic pages provide a quick overview and easy access to all content that can be found on ace for any give topic of interest weather encyclopaedia files, electoral materials, comparative data, consolidated replies, case studies, or other. List of political parties in the united states wikipedia. Political parties act, 103 of 1997, does require political parties to account for the moneys provided to them from the state purse. Strengthening the roles of political parties in public. While the role and importance of political parties have long been established, specific legal regulation of political parties is a relatively recent development. Political parties act roggkenya reporting on good governance. Kenyas system is one with characteristics comparable with a twoparty system, since two dominant political parties c.
Spotlight has turned on acting registrar of political parties lucy ndungu following a stinging tribunal decision on tuesday which tore into her conduct and commitment to public service. It provides, among others, for penalties of up ten million shillings and up to to six years imprisonment, depending on the offence. Locally, this includes the 2010 constitution of kenya as the supreme law, as well as the independent electoral and boundaries commission act, the elections act, the political parties act, the. This act may be cited as the political parties amendment act, 2016. The highest penalty is for influencing a security agency or any public officer to induce or compel voters to support a specific candidate or party. Devolution in kenyas new constitution in 2010, on the cusp of kenyas new constitutional dispensation, the society for international development sid embarked on a project called thinking, talking and informing kenyas democratic change framework. Gazette notice the constitution of kenya the elections act no. The political parties act, 2011 in this act referred.
The seats include the women county representative wcr seats, a 20 reform that is discussed further below. Part iii of the political parties act 2011 regulates the funding and. View registrar of political parties kenyas professional profile on linkedin. An act of parliament to provide for the establishment of the media council of kenya. Act, 20, the independent electoral and boundaries commission makes the following regulations. Republic of kenya lion place, 1st floor off waiyaki way telephone. This act may be cited as the political parties act, 2011 and shall come into. Revised edition 20112 2011 published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorneygeneral. Revised edition 20112 2011 published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorneygeneral no. The bill of rights sets out fundamental rights and freedoms that belong to each and every individual in kenya. Political parties in kenya encourage the respect for human rights and opposition parties as they act as people representative, they also make the change of government orderly and lawful as witnessed in 2002. Political finance legislation ace electoral knowledge.
Political parties strategy for gender equality in candidate. Many of the parties that won seats in the earlier elections have since merged with other parties or alliances. The elections act, 2011 kenya download pdf an act of parliament to provide for the conduct of elections to the office of the president, the national assembly, the senate, county governor and county assembly. Elections act, 2011 and regulation 47 of elections general regulations, 2012. Basic requirements for political parties kenya law. The political parties act in a nutshell office of the registrar of. The sources of moneys in the fund are from allocations made by the minister of finances in the annual budget and contributions and donations from other sources. The recommendations which the grand coalition government needs to embrace for. The political parties act, 2011 provides the institutional, legal and regulatory framework for registration, regulation and funding of political parties in. The political parties act an act to provide for terms, conditions and the procedure for the registration of political parties and for related matters. However, it has been a multiparty system since 1992 and one of the ruling coalitions consists of several parties. An act of parliament to provide for the registration, regulation and funding of political parties, and for connected purposes. Political parties may, subject to the provisions of the constitution and this act, be formed in kenya to further purposes which are not contrary to the constitution or any written law. The customs and excise act, chapter 472 of the laws of kenya 2000 the income tax act, chapter 470 of the laws of kenya 1989 the employment act of 2007, act no.
In this act, unless the context otherwise requires. In kenya, political partiestend to be associated with particular ethnic groups, while competitive elections have displayed strong ethnic voting patterns lynch, 2011, 2. However, through united action they were able to stop general pinochets efforts to extend his rule and subsequently won repeated multiparty elections. Political parties nomination process an assault to. Article 24 prohibits discrimination against any person on any ground, including race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, health status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, dress.
This act may be cited as the political parties act, 2011 and shall come into operation on such date as the minister may, by notice in the gazette, appoint. Political parties may, subject to the provisions of the constitution and this act, be formed in kenya to further purposes which are not contrary to the constitution or. However gender equality and womens political empowerment provisions are listed in political party. Enacted by the parliament of kenya, as follows part ipreliminary 1. Keeping up with party politics in kenya is an uphill struggle. The african union and kenyas constitutionbuilding process. Note that the word registrar has been substituted with the word commission every where else it appears in the act by act 10 of 2011, save for paragraph 17 c where such amendment has not been made. The paper uses kenya as a case study to explore the main constraints on public accountability and the extent to which cooperation between. Institutionalizing friedrich e b er t stiftung fes p o. The state of political inclusion of ethnic communities under kenyas. Without money, it is difficult for political parties in most countries to reach out to. This is an interactive class hence full participation of each student is expected.
The kenya national dialogue and reconciliation reliefweb. Gender ranking of political parties in kenya baseline survey nimd. Above all political parties make democracy to work and when they are active they encourage wananchi to participate in national affairs. According to kenyas 2011 political parties act which established provisions. Where the body that issued the degree certificate is not based in kenya, a certified copy of the certificate must be authenticated andor equated by the commission for higher education. This chapter discusses in brief the highlights of the main instruments that relate to the operation of parties in kenya from two broad.
The act treats political parties as quasipublic institutions. An act of parliament to provide for the registration, regulation and funding of political parties, and for connected purposes act no. A handbook on kenyas electoral laws and system introduction among the factors that informed the push for constitutional and legal reforms in kenya through history was the desire to have an electoral system that accords to the fundamentals of democracy. The election offences act, 2016 is in effect from oct. Kenya national commission on human rights act, 2011. Enacted by the parliament of kenya, as follows part ipreliminary short title and commencement. Ethnic politicking has been a problem in kenya since kenya gained independence in 1961 and uhurus father, jomo kenyatta, came into power bbc, 2015. Until the passage of the political parties act 2007 the registration of political parties as corporate entities was undertaken by the registrar of societies under the societies act cap 108, while registration with the electoral commission of kenya eck was undertaken for each election as a formality necessary for administrative purposes. The political parties act 2007, 28 established a political parties fund administered by the registrar of political parties. Under the act, political parties have legal personality and therefore can sue, be sued and own property, among other functions. The political parties amendment bill, 2016 a bill for an act of parliament to amend the political parties act, 2011, and for connected purposes enacted by the parliament of kenya, as follows 1.
Republic of kenya subsidiary legislation the election. Zambia will be celebrating 47 years of independence as the country goes to the polls in 2011, but with very little to show to its citizens in the areas of social and economic development. Political party financing and equal participation of women. Kenya had over 160 registered political parties as of november 2007. Ethnic politics in kenya violence in twentieth century.