Kenya: Senate Committee Rejects Bill Seeking to Extend Term Limits of Elected Officials

Nairobi — The Senate Committee on Justice Legal Affairs and Human Rights has rejected a Bill seeking to extend the term limits for elected officials in Kenya, including the presidency following strong opposition to the proposed law reform.

The committee’s chairperson Hillary Kiprotich Sigei said the Bill revealed that 99.99 percent of Kenyans who submitted their views opposed the changes proposed in the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2024.

Sigei stated that the Committee carefully…