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Ruto: Draft will lead to harassment
The Standard / www.standardmedia.co.ke ^ | Tuesday, 20th July 2010 | By Patrick Beja and Linah Benyawa

Posted on 07/19/2010 10:44:50 PM PDT by thecodont

The US government is plotting to reintroduce the Anti-Terrorism Bill into Kenya after it was rejected by Parliament, the ‘No’ camp has claimed.

Higher Education Minister Wiliam Ruto, who is leading the ‘No’ campaign in Coast Province, claimed the US was pushing the passage of the new Constitution during the August 4 referendum because it allowed agreements made in foreign countries to be domesticated as Kenyan law without going through Parliament.

(Excerpt) Read more at standardmedia.co.ke ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kenya; kenyaconstitution; us
This is just so weird I had to post this.
1 posted on 07/19/2010 10:44:51 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: thecodont

this on the heels of another story about the US ‘govt’ pouring money into (Kenyan) campaigns? While the US has influenced world affairs, I don’t recall it being so blatant and in-your-face in past instances.

I’ll bet, Zero is setting up his new little Kenyan kingship job from afar


2 posted on 07/19/2010 11:57:21 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: Fred Nerks; kristinn; HonestConservative; Cindy

What the?


3 posted on 07/20/2010 4:47:47 AM PDT by AliVeritas (Pray, Pray, Pray. Stop Barrystroika.)
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