Hakimka Milimani wuxuu diiday in la xaqiijiyo arrinta xubinta xuquuqda ee ka dalbaday Baarlamaanka inuu soo bandhigo codadkii guud ee xildhibaannada
Xubinta xuquuqda Francis Awino ayaa galisay maxkamadda Milimani eedeyn ku saabsan in Baarlamaanka Kenya uu diiday inuu soo bandhigo codadkii guud ee xildhibaannada, iyadoo ay ku jiraan kuwa ku saabsan qorshaha maaliyadda 2026.
Dalabka xubinta iyo xeerka la istaagayo
Francis Awino ayaa maxkamadda u gudbiyay dalab ay ku eedeysay in Baarlamaanka uu diiday inuu soo bandhigo codadkii guud ee xildhibaannada, iyadoo ay ku jiraan kuwa ku saabsan qorshaha maaliyadda 2026.
Awino wuxuu dalbaday in maxkamaddu ay go'aansato in codadkii guud ee Baarlamaanka uu noqdo mid furan, cad, la hubin karo oo dadka loo heli karo iyadoo la raacayo qodobbada 35-aad ee dastuurka iyo xeerka macluumaadka la heli karo.
Codadka maaliyadda iyo xildhibaannada aan ka qayb galin
Eedeynta ayaa ku salaysan wararka warbaahinta ku sheegay in 186 ama 187 xildhibaan oo ka mid ah kuwa Baarlamaanka Kenya aan ka qayb galin codadkii guud ee qorshaha maaliyadda 2026.
Awino wuxuu sheegay in wararkaas aysan ahaan karin caddeyn rasmi ah oo ku saabsan xaaladda xildhibaannada, balse uu dalbaday in Baarlamaanku uu soo bandhigo codadka rasmi ah ee xildhibaannada.
Go'aanka maxkamadda iyo waqtiga la helay
Hakimka Patricia Nyaundi wuxuu diiday in la xaqiijiyo arrinta, balse wuxuu amray in la gudbiyo eedeynta, iyadoo la siiyay waqti 7 maalmood ah in la gudbiyo eedeynta, 14 maalmood ah in la jawaabo, iyo 7 maalmood ah in la gudbiyo codsiyada.
Maxkamaddu waxay go'aansatay in la xaqiijiyo arrinta 15-kii bishan, iyadoo la siiyay waqti 7 maalmood ah in la gudbiyo codsiyada, 14 maalmood ah in la jawaabo, iyo 7 maalmood ah in la gudbiyo codsiyada.
Rights activist Francis Awino has filed a petition at the Milimani High Court seeking orders that compel Parliament to make MPs' voting, attendance and other legislative records publicly accessible to Kenyans.
The Petition and Its Targets
Awino has sued the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Clerk of the National Assembly, the Speaker of the Senate, the Clerk of the Senate and the Attorney-General, challenging what he describes as inadequate transparency in Parliament.
He wants the court to declare that final legislative voting must be conducted in a manner that is open, transparent, auditable and reasonably accessible to the people through their elected representatives.
The Finance Bill and the Transparency Gap
A key issue raised in the petition is the final vote on the Finance Bill, 2026, following media reports that a large number of MPs did not participate in the vote.
Awino cites reports published by various local media stations indicating that 186 or 187 MPs did not participate, while 122 Members voted in favour and 40 voted against the Bill.
Court Orders and Next Steps
However, judge Patricia Nyaundi declined to certify Awino's case as urgent and instead directed that the main petition be expedited.
The court ordered Awino to serve the petition on the respondents within seven days and by September 7, 2026, with respondents required to file their responses within 14 days and by September 22, 2026.
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