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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