Kenya anti-terror laws: Court scraps main clauses

Kenya's High Court has thrown out key aspects of a tough new anti-terrorism law after a legal challenge by the opposition.

Eight clauses were annulled, including those which curbed media freedom and capped the number of refugees and asylum-seekers to 150,000.

The government said the law was needed to counter the growing threat posed by militant Islamists.

The opposition warned that it violated civil liberties.