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The High court in Kenya has put the implementation of \u00a0some sections of the controversial new security law on hold.<\/p>\n

The security bill was signed into law<\/strong><\/span><\/a> by president Uhuru Kenyatta a fortnight ago despite fierce resistance from the opposition.<\/p>\n

A parliamentary debate on the bill before it was enacted turned chaotic<\/strong><\/span><\/a> when members of the opposition expressed their displeasure by shouting\u00a0and tearing up their copies of the bill.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”NRfYhQTCLw3IyqxLYKbmSjWNWkuk8KY9″]They subsequently filed a petition at the court challenging some sections of the new law.<\/p>\n

The high court has, as a result, blocked eight measures\u00a0in the new law until the petition is ruled on.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers from both sides of the house were reportedly involved in fisticuffs, with images of several of them with torn clothes and scratches going viral on social media.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0new law\u00a0will allow security agencies in the country to \u201cdetain terror suspects for up to one year, to tap communications without court consent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Journalists in the country would also have to seek permission from the police before publishing any story on terrorism related issues, while\u00a0landlords and hotels\u00a0would be compelled to\u00a0provide security officers with information about their tenants and guests.<\/p>\n

The president has defended the law\u00a0arguing that the government needs more power in order to combat the Militant Islamist group al-Shabab who had intensified their attacks in the country in recent times, including two attacks in December\u00a0which killed more than 60 people.<\/p>\n

The opposition however say\u00a0that Kenya was turning into a \u201cpolice state\u201d and that the bill, if passed would further compromise the county\u2019s democratic beliefs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe real target of this \u2018law\u2019 is not terrorism. Its aim is to reintroduce the police state and political hegemony,\u201d the\u00a0Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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