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MPs oppose Bill over NIS access to phone calls, KDF deployment

Members of Parliament have opposed a proposal to give the National Intelligence Service (NIS) unrestricted access to your cellphone messages, calls and emails without a court warrant.

The MPs are also against another proposal to give the President powers to deploy the military locally without approval by the National Assembly, arguing that a rogue President can misuse the powers.

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