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The 10th Parliament of the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya was opened on January 15, 2008, with the Orange Democratic Movement of Raila Odinga in the majority. Raila was a candidate in the 2007 presidential elections, which resulted in a controversial victory for Mwai Kibaki of the PNU. ODM member Kenneth Marende was elected speaker of the 10th parliament, defeating PNU member Francis ole Kaparo 105-101 in the third round of balloting. The opening of the parliament was fraught with jeers, cheers and brawls between the opposing parties; Mwai Kibaki was greeted by the ODM members with silence and boos, while Raila was greeted by PNU members with accusations of genocide. The inauguration of the 10th Parliament's first session commenced on March 6, 2008, when Odinga was sworn in as provisional Prime Minister and the National Accord and Reconciliation Act 2008 was passed. ==Time line and Bills Passed== * April 21, 2009 - Parliament re-opens. An impasse between the President and the Prime Minister occurred when both presented the Speaker with letters appointing their respective preferred nominees for the position of Leader of Government Business (The Chair of the House Business Committee). The Speaker finally ruled and temporarily appointed himself as the Chair while the impasse is resolved with Odinga withdrawing from the House Business Committee in odds for Kibaki's appointee, Kalonzo Musyoka, to be confirmed leader of Government business. * April 30, 2009 - Parliament approved the list of the IIEC (Interim Independent Electoral Commission of Kenya) that was recommended as a stop gap electoral commission, by the Kriegler Commission. * May 7, 2009 - Parliament approved the list of the IIBRC (Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission of Kenya) that will re-district constituency and district boundaries to be more representative of the population based on current voter registration statistics or the 2009 Census data that was due to be completed in October 2009. However, the controversy that broke out about their recommendations, means that issues about fairness are still to be resolved. On the same day, President Kibaki assented the bill that created the IIEC and formally appointed the IIEC commissioners. * May 12, 2009 - President Kibaki assented the bill that created the IIBRC and officially appointed the list of commissioners approved by parliament.〔("Kenya boundaries review team appointed" ), Capital News, May 12, 2009. Accessed 2009-05-12. (Archived ) 2009-05-14.〕 * April 7, 2010 - House passes draft of the proposed constitution of Kenya, prepared by Committee of Experts without any amendments, paving way for a constitutional referendum in which was held in August 2010 * August 27, 2011 - The House passes a record 16 bills in one week, all concerning implementation of the new constitution to keep up with deadlines set out in the fifth schedule of the new constitution. Among them were key bills setting up an Independent Elections and Boundary Review Commission 〔(Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act (No. 9 of 2011) )〕 and a revamped Anti-Corruption Commission investigation body.〔(Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (No. 22 of 2011 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「10th Parliament of Kenya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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