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Jubilee gives in on draconian security bill, welcomes talks

 

The Jubilee Government appears to have softened its stance on the controversial Security Laws (Amendments) Bill that attracted intense opposition from various quarters.

Two days after President Uhuru Kenyatta vigorously defended the proposed changes as a way to fight terrorism and revealed he had been approached by the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) over some of the clauses in the draft law, Jubilee MPs are now reaching out to the Opposition for a consensus.

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