<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><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;">Dear <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;">Colleagues</span>,</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;"></span><br></div><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;">Good afternoon. </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;"><br></span></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 Parts III and IV of the 'Gagging Free Speech' series by ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa below:</span></div><br><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>Link:</strong> <span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1907_com_zimbra_url"><a 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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;"></span></span><br></p><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;">Regards, </span><div><br><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;">Sigi <span style="color: #000000;" data-mce-style="color: #000000;">Waigumo Mwanzia</span>, </span></div><div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" data-mce-style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;" 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data-mce-bogus="1"></div></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"easternafricfellow" <easternafricfellow@article19.org><br><b>To: </b>"Mugambi Kiai" <mugambikiai@article19.org>, "Winfred Gakii" <winfred@article19.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, March 30, 2021 9:15:41 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>RE: Opinion Pieces - Gagging Free Speech (Four Part Series)<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div style="font-family:'arial' , 'helvetica' , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><div><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"><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">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"><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"></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:12pt"><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">Good morning. </span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:12pt"><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"></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:12pt"><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">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">Please find the links below:</span><br></div><div><span 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 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;font-size:12pt"><strong>Part II:</strong> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT606_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2021-03-27-gagging-free-speech-through-computer-misuse-act-and-films-and-stage-plays-act-part-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer 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-through-computer-misuse-act-and-films-and-stage-plays-act-part-2/</a></span> </span><br></div><br></div></div></div><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:'times new roman' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:12pt">Regards,</span><br>
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