Business Impact of the Kenya Security Law Amendment (PDF) for various people & companies (XX refers to pages, not clauses).
Aviation
- For people who own/occupy property near airports; A cabinet secretary can designate zones and impose restrictions on land use
- People (farmers, bush air tour operators, helicopter charters?) who fly planes from unmanned airports, may have to inform a cabinet secretary (70)
Business Premises
- NIS officers get powers to arrest (46) and enter any place and obtain access to anything (47)
- A Cabinet Secretary to designate where demonstrations can take place – this may ward of looting of businesses that follows large demonstrations across towns (2)
Citizen Data
- Landlords are to keep records of tenants e.g. name ID, email, telephone (36)
- Police stations to obtain information from hotels in their area on guests names, ID numbers, sex, telephone, email details (70)
- Motor vehicle dealers to maintain records of buyers of vehicles (40)
Evidence
- Electronically recorded evidence is admissible – electronic messages, digital metrical (26, 29) also teleconferencing or videoconferencing of court proceedings are recognized
- The government may intercept information if it believes it will prevent terror. Such evidence is admissible regardless of the technicalities under which it was obtained (57)
Extradition
- (For white-collar crimes), there shall be no local extradition proceedings required if a court is satisfied that a proper foreign warrant was executed (21)
- A police officer can apply to hold someone longer in jail by writing to a judge e.g the Britam-Acorn case
Immigration
- A cabinet secretary shall designate which industries are eligible for work permits – and also vet foreign investors (42)
- An (all important) ID card can be cancelled if there is evidence of fraud in its procurement (22)
- Foreign nationals residing in Kenya for more than 3 months will have to inform the government of change of address (66)
- Employment bureaus to be registered before sending Kenyans to work overseas (42)
Media/Social Media
- If you travel to a country designated as a terrorist training country without passing through immigration you are presumed to have traveled to receive terrorist training (54) ..people who live around border areas are exempted
- Anyone who publishes or broadcasts photos of victims of terror omits a crime can be jailed for 3 years or fined Kshs 5 million (55)
Self Protection
- Want to own a gun? A firearm licensing board will be created to assess suitability of applicants, issued cancel, change licenses, and register civilian firearms (34).
Vehicles
- No person shall own an armored car unless certified by this body (35)
- Government to have a database of all diplomatic plated vehicle (40)
Thanks for the detailed summary Banks especially on the business impact. Your writeup is one of the few I have found with more than just a few talking points. This includes the major newspapers too. Keep it up
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