<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif;"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" data-mce-style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear Colleagues, </span></span></div><div><div style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div><div><p style="margin:0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; 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background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa <strong>(EA)</strong> published two opinion pieces as part of a 'Gagging Free Speech' series. </span>This looks at the use of two problematic laws in Kenya, including the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018 and the Kenya Films and Stage Plays Act (CAP 222). </span><br></p><div style="text-align:justify"><br></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><div><div><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Please find the links below:</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Part I:</strong> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT605_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2021-03-27-gagging-free-speech-by-computer-misuse-act-films-and-stage-plays-act-part-1/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2021-03-27-gagging-free-speech-by-computer-misuse-act-films-and-stage-plays-act-part-1/</a></span> </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; 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