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9. Contents of constitution or rules of a political party

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

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9. Contents of constitution or rules of a political party

(1)The constitution or rules of every political party shall provide for all the matters specified in the Second Schedule to this Act.
(1A)The constitution or rules of every political party shall ensure that not more than two-thirds of the membership of all party organs, bodies and committees, in aggregate, are of the same gender.
(2)The Registrar may, by notice in writing, require a political party to amend its name, constitution or rules within three months after the date of the notice to comply with the Constitution, this Act and any other written law.
(3)The notice referred to in subsection (2) shall specify the areas of non-compliance, the nature of the amendment and the reason for such amendment.
(4)If a political party does not comply with a notice issued under subsection (2), that political party shall be deregistered.[Act No. 21 of 2016, s. 7.]
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Source: Kenya Law