MPs back compulsory mental assessment for gun licence applicants

Telecom operators will pay customers up to Sh30 per day for dropped calls if Parliament adopts a revived Bill that imposes a penalty for voice service outages. PHOTO | POOL

The State will compel prospective gun holders to take a mandatory mental examination after MPs backed changes to the Firearms Act that are meant to curb misuse of weapons.

The National Assembly’s Administration and National Security Committee overruled objections by the Interior Ministry, which opposed the amendments that mandated the mental checks requirement.

PAYE Tax Calculator

Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.