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Passaris defends protest bill as critics warn of rights claw-back

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris. [File, Standard]

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has defended her proposed Public Order (Amendment) Bill, 2025, saying it will protect lives and property during demonstrations while preserving the right to protest.

The bill, introduced on October 18, 2024, would ban protests within 100 meters of Parliament, courts and State House, imposing jail terms of up to three months or fines up to Sh100000 for breaches.

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