Mediation committees
A mediation committee has equal members from both Houses and tries to agree a Bill version both will pass. If both approve it, it goes to the President. If there is no agreement in thirty days, or either House rejects it, the Bill is defeated.
The official text
(1) If a Bill is referred to a mediation committee under Article 112, the Speakers of both Houses shall appoint a mediation committee consisting of equal numbers of members of each House to attempt to develop a version of the Bill that both Houses will pass.
(2) If the mediation committee agrees on a version of the Bill, each House shall vote to approve or reject that version of the Bill.
(3) If both Houses approve the version of the Bill proposed by the mediation committee, the Speaker of the National Assembly shall refer the Bill to the President within seven days for assent.
(4) If the mediation committee fails to agree on a version of the Bill within thirty days, or if a version proposed by the committee is rejected by either House, the Bill is defeated.
Summaries and answers are a plain-English guide written by Iam254, not legal advice. The official text is what counts. Official text: Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Kenya Law (National Council for Law Reporting), legislation as at 3 September 2010. It has not been amended since.