Proposed bill in Kenya seeks to clarify relationship between senate and national assembly

A new bill seeking to end the National Assembly and Senate rivalry seeks to address potential legal loopholes as was the case during the Petition of the Finance Act 2023, by prescribing procedures for ensuring seamless consideration of the legislative business of each House. Part of the key issues against the Finance Act 2023 was whether the Finance Bill required the concurrence of the Speaker of the Senate. [ . . . ] To avoid future potential legal loop-holes between the Senate and National Assembly, the Houses of Parliament Bill, 2023, also referred to as the Bicameral Relations Bill 2023, sponsored by Ainabkoi MP Samuel Chepkonga seeks to foster the relationship between the two Houses by prescribing procedures for ensuring seamless consideration of the legislative business of each House. According to the Bill, all Bills passed by the National Assembly which affect devolution must also be debated and passed in the Senate before they can be signed into law.
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