Data about the bills discussed within national parliament as well as votings on bills (not to mix with passed national law). Data on bills must be available for the current legislation period. Open data on the law-making process is crucial for parliamentary transparency: What does a bill text say and how does it change over time? Who introduces a bill? Who votes for and against it? Where is a bill discussed next, so the public can participate in debates? This data category draws on work by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Declaration of Parliamentary Openness.
| Data location | https://www.parliament.go.ke/the-national-assembly/house - Parliament of Kenya https://kenyalaw.org/kl/index.php?id=5991 - Bill - Kenya Law (semi-autonomous state body) https://www.parliament.go.ke/the-national-assembly/house - Parliament of Kenya - transcripts of debates https://www.parliament.go.ke/the-national-assembly/house - Parliament of Kenya - votes and proceedings https://www.parliament.go.ke/the-national-assembly/house - Parliament of Kenya - bills tracker |
| Data licence | Unknown |
| Data format | Unknown |
| Reviewer | Alyssa Beaton |
| Submitters | Alyssa Beaton |
| Last modified | Wed Mar 15 2017 18:05:23 GMT+0000 (UTC) |
The original submission/review has been modified to reflect the openness of the data: the Parliament's information is not openly licensed, and the information is not available in an open format. I have added additional links to point to the availability of votes and transcripts. Navigating the Parliament's website, the listed dates for bills appear to be a few years out of date, however when considering the Bill Tracker PDF document that is updated on a weekly/bi-weekly basis, provides up-to-date information regarding the reading dates, bill sponsors and status. The content of the bill is available for download in PDF format. Votes and proceedings are available for PDF download here: https://www.parliament.go.ke/the-national-assembly/house-business/votes-and-proceedings, while transcripts of debates are available here: https://www.parliament.go.ke/the-national-assembly/house-business/hansard.