- The committees have invited interested members of the public and organisations to submit any views or make representations
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Parliament has invited Kenyans for public participation and submission of memorandum on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020.
Two committees of the National Assembly and the Senate will hold a public hearing on Thursday from 8am to 5pm.
The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Senate Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights will jointly hold the sittings at Parliamentary Precincts, main Parliament Buildings, Nairobi.
The committees have invited interested members of the public and organisations to submit any views or make representations regarding the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was published on November 25, 2020 and was concurrently tabled in the National Assembly and the Senate on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
The Bill seeks to amend Chapter Two of the Constitution to address regional integration, cohesion, shared prosperity and the centrality of the economy. The aspiration is to enhance Kenya’s standing and leadership in the region and to balance production and sharing.
The views, representations or written memoranda may be forwarded to the Clerk of the National Assembly and Clerk of the Senate before Thursday 5pm.
“Thereafter the received views, representations or written Memoranda shall be forwarded to the two committees for consideration,” Parliament said.
Senators Sylvia Kasanga (nominated) and Samson Cherarkei (Nandi) had earlier called for adequate public participation as stipulated by the law.
Kasanga and Cherarkei said the views of the people should be considered when debating the Bill.
“It will not be constitutionally correct to skip the public participation aspect,” Kasanga said.