[kictanet] Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting president on WhatsApp

[Mildred Achoch]

The nature of the insult was not indicated in the article. I'm just
wondering whether the lecturer insulted or criticized. There is a
difference between the two...or is there?

Regards,
Mildred Achoch.

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On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> A Tanzanian lecturer has been charged with insulting President John
> Magufuli in a WhatsApp message, a senior police official said on Friday, *bringing
> the number of people charged under a tough new cybercrimes law to 10.*
>
>
> http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0
> <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0>
> Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting president on WhatsApp
> <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0>
> www.reuters.com
> A Tanzanian lecturer has been charged with insulting President John
> Magufuli in a WhatsApp message, a senior police official said on Friday,
> bringing the number of people charged under a tough new cybercrimes law to
> 10.
>
>
>
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