President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto. [Photo/PSCU]
The controversial Electoral Laws (Amendments) Bill have been signed into law.
The laws were gazetted in a special issue of the Kenya Gazette published Thursday November 2, 2017 after being assented to on October 28, two days after the fresh presidential election.
A clause in the law will make it difficult for the Supreme Court to nullify the election of the president based on minor inconsistencies.The clause states: "A Court shall not declare an election void for non-compliance with any written law relating to that election if it appears that (a) the election was conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Constitution and in that written law; and (b) the non-compliance did not substantially affect the result of the election.”President Uhuru Kenyatta during his acceptance speech after being declared winner on October 30, said he had not signed the Bill since some Kenyans had argued the new law favoured him.
The NASA coalition is opposed to the law, which was proposed and passed by only Jubilee MPs.