[kictanet] BAKE condemns the arrest and intimidation of Kenyans online

Ali Hussein ali at hussein.me.ke
Mon Jan 25 12:03:25 EAT 2016 

Jane

Thanks for sharing. This paragraph in the article stands out:-

"Police have frequently used section 29 of the Kenya Information and Communications (KICA) Act (2009), as grounds for arrests and prosecution. Section 29, improper use of a telecommunication system, says that a person who by means of a licensed telecommunication system sends a message or other matter that is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character; or (b) sends a message that he knows to be false for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to another person; commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding Ksh. 50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or both."

So sending a message that causes annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety is now a criminal offense?

If we continue to be intimidated by this then I fear most listers on this list have been offenders many times over.

As a country we need to review how we engage and of course decency, decorum and etiquette should be foremost in our minds when we post on social media. The question is how do we deal with supposed offenders. And what measurement do we use?

 
Ali Hussein
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> On 25 Jan 2016, at 11:34 AM, Jane Muthoni via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> This is a statement BAKE has released on the recent arrest and prosecution of Kenyans online. Read more here: http://www.blog.bake.co.ke/2016/01/24/bake-condemns-the-arrest-and-intimidation-of-kenyans-online/
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