President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday signed three parliamentary bills into law.
The bills include; the Refugees Bill, Foreign Service Bill and the Law of Succession (Amendment) Bill.
Present as he assented to the bills were Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua, National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi and Clerk of the National Assembly Michael Sialai.
Solicitor General Ken Ogeto and State House Deputy Chief of Staff Njee Muturi were also present.
The new Refugees Act strengthens the management of refugees by consolidating provisions of several international legal instruments.
The Law of Succession (Amendment) Bill amended the Law of Succession Act to streamline the administration of succession matters in the country.
The Bill was sponsored by Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma.
The new Foreign Service Act establishes the Foreign Service Academy among other key provisions aimed at enhancing Kenya's foreign relations.
For the three Bills to become law, they will have to be gazetted as Acts of Parliament within the next seven days.
They will come into force after two weeks (14-days) from the date they were gazetted.
Edited by D Tarus