[kictanet] 21 WhatsApp groups spreading hate identified - Daily Nation

[florence mwangangi]

Criminal liability is personal. If an administrator is not the author of
the offending post, he/she cannot be criminally liable in law. Shall we
also  jail the admins of Facebook, Twitter et al on similar lines??

On 18 Jul 2017 07:35, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Listers
>
> This conversation goes on.
>
> Can these groups and the content they are spreading be named so that
> Kenyans can know what this is all about?
>
> As I said yesterday, let's also ensure that the obvious perpetrators are
> brought to book. It shouldn't be hard to discern the truth and prosecute
> those who are found guilty of spreading hatred.
>
> And as the authorities do this they must exercise utmost transparency and
> caution lest Kenyans start questioning the real motives behind this
> concerted effort to curb Kenyans right to expression. As I have said before
> as Kenyans we need to know one thing:-
>
> What is wrong offline is also wrong online. I'm not sure why we are making
> a distinction on this issue. Last time I checked the Penal Code hasn't
> changed.
>
> http://www.nation.co.ke/news/21-WhatsApp-groups-spreading-
> hate-identified/1056-4018322-ix7vff/index.html
>
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