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A court has nullified a section of the law that MPs introduced to deny retired top Government officials who engage in politics their retirement benefits.
The amendment to the Retirement Benefits (Deputy President and designated State Officers) Act, 2015, was interpreted as targeting opposition leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka who had served in the coalition government as prime minister and vice president respectively.
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