NAIROBI, Kenya [National news]; The Senate of the Republic of Kenya on Wednesday January 26,2022 passed the political parties amendment bill (National Assembly Bills number 56 of 2021) with all amendments being rejected.
At the battle of voting process in the Senate house,28 Senators voted to endorse the bill while three opposed the same bill.
The political parties amendment bill required a minimum of 24 elected Senators to vote in support to have it go through for the next magnificent level.
Earlier on Wednesday,six Senators including;Kipchumba Murkomen-Elgeyo Marakwet,Samson Cherargei-Nandi,Enock Wambua-Kitui,Irungu Kang’ata-Muranga and nominated Senators;Petronila Were and Issac Mwaura had proposed the amendment which was rejected by the house.
In a statement,Nandi County Senator- Cherargei said that the bill was ambiguous,but it had received a strong backups in terms of strengthening democracy on the Kenyan territory at large.