[Photo, Standard]President Uhuru Kenyatta has today signed three Bills into law.The three Bills were presented to the President at State House, Nairobi. They are the Urban Areas and Cities (Amendment) Bill 2017, Petroleum Bill 2017 and Energy Bill 2017. SEE ALSO :Matiang'i now most powerful ministerThe new energy law among other things proposes the establishment of three key national energy entities to manage and regulate energy resources. The law establishes the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority, the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation and the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency. The new law would also be used to formulate national petroleum policy and conduct petroleum operations.

Source: Standard Digital March 12, 2019 15:19 UTC