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Kenyan Parliament is seeking powers to amend international treaties signed by Cabinet Secretaries and other State officials through changes to the law governing ratification of the instruments.
The National Assembly’s Committee on Environment, Forestry, and Mining want the Treaty Making and Ratification Act 2012, amended to allow Parliament to make changes to instruments Kenya enters into with foreign countries before they are ratified by the House. Currently, MPs have no power to make amendments to treaties or conventions that are binding to Kenya once the Cabinet approves their ratification by Parliament.
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The decision to amend the law followed revelations by the foreign office that the committee has no leeway to amend treaties and conventions once they have been signed between parties and approved by the Cabinet.
