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MPs defend laws President signed on day Raila died

Nandi Hills MP Benard Kitur address the media at Parliament on October 22, 2025 on what he termed as deliberate disinformation and misinformation on the 8 Bills assented to by the President last week.[Boniface Okendo, Standard

Some Members of Parliament have now defended the move by President William Ruto to sign eight controversial bills into law on October 15, the day that the former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, died.

Nandi Hills MP, Bernard Kitur, on Wednesday, insisted that the President’s action was guided by constitutional provisions, specifically Article 115 of the Constitution, which requires the President to either assent to a Bill or refer it back to Parliament within 14 days of its presentation.

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