Court declares parts of Public Benefit Organizations Act unconstitutional

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 23 - The High Court has delivered a landmark judgment striking out several contentious sections of the Public Benefit Organizations Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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The High Court in Nairobi has ruled parts of the Public Benefit Organizations (PBO) Act, 2013 unconstitutional, protecting the rights of non-governmental organizations.

The Court struck down provisions requiring NGOs to reapply for registration and mandated disclosures of personal data.
Key figures include civil society leaders David Calleb Otieno, Suba Churchill, and Timothy Odhiambo Mwololo.
The ruling emphasized that the fresh registration requirement unjustly limits the freedom of association and infringes on individual privacy rights.

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