Parties require space to manage internal affairs

Tharaka Nithi Senator Kithure Kindiki when he was ousted as deputy speaker of the Senate on May 22 over allegations of disloyalty to the party. [File, Standard]

The liberty to make political choices, including the right to form and/or participate in the activities of a political party, is well enshrined in the Constitution. In order to give effect to this constitutional provision, Parliament duly enacted the Political Parties Act in 2011.