General regulations, 2012 as prescribed in the first schedule of the leadership and integrity act, 2012 c for both party and independent candidates, a soft and a hard copy of a list of at least 2000 supporters from a majority of the counties in the prescribed form, submitted to the commission headquarters by january. The african union and kenyas constitutionbuilding process. Strengthening the roles of political parties in public. Part iii of the political parties act 2011 regulates the funding and. Institutionalizing friedrich e b er t stiftung fes p o.
Elections act independent electoral and boundaries. Political parties act, 103 of 1997, does require political parties to account for the moneys provided to them from the state purse. Republic of kenya subsidiary legislation the election. Raila odingas party has imposed fees for various seats ranging from sh15.
Parliament shall enact legislation to provide fora the reasonable and equitable allocation of airtime, by stateowned and other specified categories of broadcasting media, to political parties either generally or during election campaigns. Campaign income of political parties in the 2007 elections. Consolidated from the 2016 gazetted version and the 2017 gazetted amendments by reporting on good governance in kenya. An act of parliament to provide for the registration, regulation and funding of political parties, and for connected purposes act no. Political parties provide a mechanism through which citizens express diversity of interests and aspirations.
This act may be cited as the political parties short title. Interpretation in this act, unless the context otherwise requires adult has the meaning assigned to it in article 260 of the constitution. The handbook on kenyas electoral laws and system provides timely and. Political parties national democratic institute 455 massachusetts ave. Kenya, political parties, and civil society and religious leaders. Political party financing and equal participation of women. Kenya s system is one with characteristics comparable with a two party system, since two dominant political parties c. Political parties act roggkenya reporting on good governance. 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. Under the political participation and representation programme, international idea supports political.
The fundamental difference between the two parties resided in the fact that kanu tended to represent those persons and tribes that were most closely associated with an urbanoriented nationalism and sought a highly centralized political system for kenya, while kadu represented the more rural and pastoral tribes, who feared a concentration of. Political parties in kenya to raise millions from aspirants. Kenya had over 160 registered political parties as of november 2007. Political parties nomination process an assault to. Kenya political parties following a constitutional conference at lancaster house in london in february 1960, two national african parties were formed, the kenya african national union kanu and the kenya african democratic union kadu. The political parties act an act to provide for terms, conditions and the procedure for the registration of political parties and for related matters. Kenyas system is one with characteristics comparable with a twoparty system, since two dominant political parties c. With elections around the corner, there are a number of important issues that must be addressed by political parties to ensure that they do not fall foul of existing ip laws and procedures. The paper uses kenya as a case study to explore the main constraints on public accountability and the extent to which cooperation between political parties and civil society has been enhanced.
Political parties are crucial for the functioning of representative democracy because multiparty democracy generates different policy options for the electorate. 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. Kenya had over 160 registered political parties as of. Short title this act may be cited as the elections act, 2011. The delegation visited nairobi from april 29 to may 5, 2012, and was. A gender analysis of the 2017 kenya general elections national. Odm has opened applications for those intending to run on the partys ticket, with the deadline set for end of the month.
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. 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. National assembly seats by political party partyseats 1992 1997 2002 2007 20. Manifesto assessment imani centre for policy and education. An act of parliament to provide for the establishment of the media council of kenya. 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. Jun 30, 2012 1 an office bearer of a registered political party shall not distribute to any person, other than the commission or a person authorised by the commission in connection with the performance of its functions under this act or a police officer in connection with an offence under this act or any other written law, a document which purports to be. Short title this act may be cited as the political parties act. Thereby parties, such as the sinn fein, have not sworn an oath of allegiance. This role is buttressed by article 35 of the constitution which provides that the public has the right to access any information held by the state. However, it has been a multi party system since 1992 and one of the ruling coalitions consists of several parties. The 2010 constitution marked a major departure in the organisation and funding of political parties in kenya.
Chapter eightthe legislature part 1establishment and role of parliament 93establishment of parliament. Klrc has an additional mandate of preparing new legislation to give effect to the constitution. Political parties in kenya would be advised to take some lessons from recent happenings in ghana and south africa, relating to intellectual property ip. 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. 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. The fundamental difference between the two parties resided in the fact that kanu tended to represent those. Whether the time for politics of ethnic alliances and ethnoregional parties has come, or the kenyan citizenry has come off age to refuse slavery conditions under the kenyan political elite and educated tribal chauvinist, the 2012 general elections will offer an interesting political litmus test for the new constitutional dispensation and path. This act may be cited as the political parties amendment act, 2016. Aug 04, 2017 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.
Democracy and political participation open society. List of political parties in the united states wikipedia. While the role and importance of political parties have long been established, specific legal regulation of political parties is a relatively recent development. However, it has been a multiparty system since 1992 and one of the ruling coalitions consists of several parties. The african union and kenyas constitutionbuilding process postelection violence kenya experienced postelection violence from december 2007 to february 2008 that resulted in more than 1,500 people killed and over 500,000 internally displaced kanyinga 2012.
Constitution of kenya, 2010 5 part 3political parties 91basic requirements for political parties. On the eve of the 2007 elections there were more than 300 political parties though not all were registered with the registrar of societies at least 9, and possibly as many as 170, were. The seats include the women county representative wcr seats, a 20 reform that is discussed further below. Broadly stated, the objective of the project was both historical and. Following the implementation of several political parties acts starting with the 31 december 2008 act, the number of political parties has been coming down considerably since.
The office of the auditor general the office of the auditor general draws its mandate from the constitution of kenya. Political parties kenya area, system, power, policy. Legal framework for political parties in selected countries of sub. First household pamphlet 2012 act election mp3 2960kb simple html version for screen readers kb second household mailout 2012 election guide pdf 14mb simple html version for screen readers 45kb. Many of the parties that won seats in the earlier elections have since merged with other parties or alliances. Political parties nomination process an assault to democracy. Above all political parties make democracy to work and when they are active they encourage wananchi to participate in national affairs. The chapter will consider a number of social, economic and political factors, circumstances and changes that have influenced the use of youth for violence in the opt 2000 2012. May 30, 2012 political parties in kenya would be advised to take some lessons from recent happenings in ghana and south africa, relating to intellectual property ip.
Act, 20, the independent electoral and boundaries commission makes the following regulations. Political parties are expecting to rake in millions of shillings in nomination fees from those seeking seats in next years elections. Under the act, political parties have legal personality and therefore can sue, be sued and own property, among other functions. These rules may be cited as the political parties registration and. Interpretation in this act, unless the context otherwise requires. 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. Basic requirements for political parties kenya law. Prevention, protection and assistance to internally displaced persons and affected communities act, 2012 no 56 of 2012 political parties act no 11 of 2011 political parties act 2011 no. Gazette notice the constitution of kenya the elections act no. The political parties act, 2011 in this act referred. Political party financing and equal participation of women in. Enacted by the parliament of kenya, as follows part ipreliminary 1. The act treats political parties as quasipublic institutions.