New laws weakest link in terror war

Kenya’s Parliament approved new anti-terrorism laws on Thursday after chaotic scenes in which Opposition legislators, citing a threat to civil liberties and free speech, threw books at Speaker Justin Muturi, shouted, chanted and sprinkled water on his deputy Joyce Laboso.

Even though the Jubilee Coalition has used the now infamous tyranny of numbers to pass the Bill, many people in the country feel aggrieved that such a law which has far-reaching consequences for civil liberties could easily sail through just by the nod of around 200 legislators.