Bid to amend law to pave way for party-hopping divides politicians

The Registrar of Political Parties Lucy Ndung’u (right) and Director of the Kenya School of Law Patrick Lumumba (left) address journalists at the school yesterday. [photo: BEVERLYNE MUSILI/Standard]

Political parties have differed on whether the law should be amended to allow politicians to change their party loyalties.

While some parties have opposed a plan by the National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs Committee to weaken the law on party-hopping, others have welcomed the move.