President Uhuru Kenyatta today has signed the recently enacted Political Parties (Amendment) Bill of 2021 into law.
The bill was earlier approved by the National Assembly before being referred to the Senate where it was passed yesterday.
The new law amends the Political Parties Act of 2011 by introducing the concept of coalition political parties, outlining functions of political parties as well as changing the criteria of accessing the Political Parties Fund.
The law also empowers the Registrar of Political Parties to certify political party membership lists and nomination rules among other transformative provisions aimed at strengthening management of political parties and enhancing democracy.
The Head of State assented the document at State House.
