The controversial Jubilee-sponsored election laws will automatically come into operation this Friday with or without President Uhuru Kenyatta signing them. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2017, criticised both locally and internationally, will come into force this week after attaining the constitutional 14-day application period that does not make it compulsory for the Presidents to sign. Uhuru received the Bill on October 13 from National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi after being passed and endorsed by the Senate without any changes. The Constitution requires the President to sign the Bill within 14 days then gazette it immediately. However, the controversial laws come into operation automatically in the event he fails to act on it within the period.

Source: The Star October 24, 2017 21:45 UTC