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Kenya: Court Stops Communications Agency From Phone Tapping
Nation, 21 February 2017
A court has stopped the government's plan to tap into private phone conversations which was set to begin on Tuesday. Read more »
The High Court has granted a temporary order stopping a government plan to tap private calls. It made the ruling after an an application filed by an activist, Okiya Omtatah, who said phone tapping infringed on privacy and was a violation of the constitution.
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The government is planning to listen to calls, monitor texts, and review mobile money transactions of its citizens. Read more »
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