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Nairobi , September 30, 2011

Three bills assented to

His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki has signed into law the following bills;

1. National Police Service Commission Bill 2011. The bill makes further provisions for the functions and powers of the National Police Service Commission, the qualifications and procedures for appointment, and for connected purposes.

2. Female Genital Mutilation Bill 2011. The bill now creates an act of parliament that prohibits the practice of female genital mutilation, safeguards against violation of a persons mental or physical integrity through the practice of female genital mutilation and for connected purposes.

3. Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service Bill 2011. This now creates an act of parliament to establish the Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service, to provide for the creation and maintenance of a national population register and the administration of the laws relating to births and deaths, identification and registration of citizens, immigration and refugees; administration of the laws relating to marriages and for connected purposes.