Kenyan Parliament adjourned prematurely Thursday after MPs disagreed on a proposal to waive the committee stage for consideration of Bills proposing amendments to two electoral laws.
The two Bills-Political Parties (Amendment) Bill and Elections (Amendment) Bill relate to the next General Election.
The government had proposed fast tracking of important Bills with political connotations by reducing the period required to process them.
MPs questioned the hurry. In particular, MPs opposed a proposal by the Deputy Leader of Government Business Amos Kimunya to waive the committee stage where the Bills can be scrutinised by the public.
The practice is that Bills are referred to relevant departmental parliamentary committees for scrutiny.
It is at this stage that stakeholders have a chance for input before they are taken back to Parliament for the Third and final stage.
NMG
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