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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>It was declared unlawful<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>“A controversial section in the Kenya Information and Communications Act which creates the offense of “misuse of a licensed telecommunication device,” has been declared unlawful.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi on Tuesday declared Section 29 of the said Act as unconstitutional saying it was too broad, vague and that it violated certain provisions of the Constitution.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Law-on-misuse-of-telecommunication-device-vague/1056-3166528-nbwoe2/index.html<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+awatila=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Mugendi via kictanet<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 24, 2016 8:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> awatila@yahoo.co.uk<br><b>Cc:</b> Eric Mugendi <emugendi@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting president on WhatsApp<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Abuse of telecommunications equipment? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Sep 24, 2016, 8:55 AM Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Question: Is insulting a <b>cybercrime</b> per se?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As a mwanainchi why cant I arrest a person for insulting me on WhatsApp? (Let along Facebook or Twitter) ??<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 6:54 PM, Sidney Ochieng via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>It shouldn't matter if he insulted or criticised. It's laws like this that are used to shut down legitimate criticism. Studies have shown just the threat of censure/arrest has wide effects outside the person being censured/arrested.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bringing this back to a local context, isn't the law that got Wadi arrested still on the books?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 23 September 2016 at 17:16, Mildred Achoch via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>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?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Mildred Achoch.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! <br><a href="http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><div><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#111111'>A Tanzanian lecturer has been charged with insulting President John Magufuli in a WhatsApp message, a senior police official said on Friday, <b>bringing the number of people charged under a tough new cybercrimes law to 10.</b></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0" target="_blank">http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:15.0pt;overflow:auto'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="90%" style='width:90.0%;background:white;border-top:dotted #C8C8C8 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:dotted #C8C8C8 1.0pt;border-right:none'><tr><td width=250 valign=top style='width:187.5pt;border:none;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt .75pt'><div style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt;min-height:169px;display:table'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;background:white'><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></p></div></td><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;display:table-cell'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Light",sans-serif;color:#0078D7'><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0078D7;text-decoration:none'><span style='color:blue'>Tanzanian lecturer charged with insulting president on WhatsApp</span><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;line-height:10.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#666666'><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0" target="_blank"><span style='color:#666666;text-decoration:none'><u><span style='color:blue'>www.reuters.com</span></u><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:15.0pt;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#666666'><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0" target="_blank"><span style='color:#666666;text-decoration:none'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-president-idUSKCN11T14C?il=0" target="_blank"><span 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