All Eyes On President Uhuru As He Receives Election Amendment Bill

President Uhuru Kenyatta has confirmed he has received the controversial Election Laws (Amendments) Bill 2017 from Parliament.

Speaking on Friday, the Head of State commended Parliament for doing their job, adding that the rest is on his hands.

“Parliament has now done its duty and passed the legislation. I can confirm that I have received it. It is my duty to consider it, and then sign it,” the President said Friday.

Uhuru was speaking in State House, Nairobi during a meeting with a delegation of people living with disability.

The leaders of Majority in the National Assembly and Senate Aden Duale and Kipchumba Murkomen asked the President to scrutinize it and consider whether to sign it or not.

“As the CEO of the Republic of Kenya, he has to consider what the bill says and the general interest of the Kenyan people,".

“As Parliament we have done our job; and as Jubilee we want him to append his signature without delay. The ball is now in the President’s court,” said Duale.

The National Assembly nodded to the bill on Wednesday and send it to the Senate, which equally passed it on Thursday without making any changes.

The two houses passed the bill even as opposition allied MPs skipped the sessions. The opposition has vowed to challenge the Bill in court if the President signs it, saying it is unconstitutional.

Speaking while on a campaign tour last week, President Uhuru vowed he will not hesitate to sign the bill to law, arguing that it cures most of the anomalies found by the Supreme Court while overturning the August 8th election.

“I have no problem with that law and if Parliament passes (the bills), I will sign, I don’t have any problem with it because it contains contentious issues raised by the opposition,” he said.