The government argues the measures are necessary to confront the militants and says that amendments to the original text, giving the courts more oversight over the police and intelligence services, make it constitutionally sound. The opposition and rights groups, however, dismissed the amendments as sugercoating and said the law risked turning Kenya into a police state. Divisions over the legislation triggered chaotic scenes in parliament Thursday.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:44:17 +0000
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