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Why do we have some laws that we don't want?

Parliament Buildings, Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

There are a number of sections of law that should be scrapped for being cosmetic appendages to our legal framework.

This is not because they are not important or useful but because we have refused to make them so. I start with the Political Parties Act that seem to have been brought to life in ODM's latest action to expel some members.

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