Ruto Takes Advantage Of Raila’s Death To Sign 8 Unconstitutional Bills Into Law

Raila has passed, but his legacy is far from sealed. In death, he cannot answer for the final, fatal compromise he made — and neither can Ruto. The youth, the people who once reverently called him “Baba,” cannot be silenced now by mourning. 

We will demand the truth. We will demand accountability. And we will demand that those eight laws, hastily signed in the shadows of grief, be recalled — immediately and irrevocably.

When the news broke that President Ruto, exploiting the atmosphere of national shock, assented to eight contentious bills on the very day Raila died, many sensed a calculated move to bury the laws under the weight of emotion. 

 Among these is the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which grants the government sweeping power to block or shutter websites, social media accounts, or entire platforms suspected of promoting illegal activity — without prior court orders in many cases. Click here to continue reading.