NAIROBI: The Security Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014 – a voluminous piece of proposed legislation which has 90 pages and 109 Sections and proposes to amend 21 different existing Acts – has created unprecedented debate, mainly bordering on its constitutionality.
The hurriedly pushed legislation will undoubtedly have a mammoth affect on criminal law. The constitutionality of laws, once enacted, will be examined microscopically by all affected by the new law.