Appellate court declares sections of Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act unconstitutional

Sections 22 and 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018 are unconstitutional, the Court of Appeal of Kenya ruled. In a judgment delivered on March 6, 2026, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Patrick Kiage, Aggrey Muchelule and William Ouko found that the two provisions which criminalised false publications and publication of false information [...] The post Appellate court declares sections of Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act unconstitutional appeared first on Kahawatungu .