East Africa: Justice Mumbi Ngugi Declares Section 29(b) of the Kica Act Unconstitutional

Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi has today declared section 29 (b) of the Kenya Information and Communication Act unconstitutional.

Section 29(b) states that a person who by means of a licenced telecommunication system sends a message that he knows to be false for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to another person commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand shilliongs or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.

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