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Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, has signed the controversial Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill into law.

The appointment of Eliud Owalo as the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Information, Communication& Technology, and Digital Economy is one of the notable appointments made by President William Ruto while naming his cabinet.

Opposers fault the move, say process was not transparent and was done unconstitutionaly.

Most people would not worry about any law coming out of Parliament if they were certain that the Executive would enforce it without political partisanship

The Computer Misuse Bill reads like something written by someone with a bad headache who had just been released into the sunlight after a long time in solitary confinement in a dark, damp cave

Nigeria rejects new tax law, Google Fund reaches gender parity before Y Combinator, Nigeria pressures MultiChoice to allow Nigerians to pay for only the channels they watch. Read about these and more in this week’s TC Weekender.

We can only benefit from technology if our approach to legislation is progressive...

Public policy making is largely considered a democratic process of acting on values to address problems affecting society

MP Nsereko’s proposed enforcement of online privacy through criminal legislation runs a risk of leaving victims of online privacy violations with no worthwhile remedy

Download logoThe Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and National Guidance wants the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill 2022 withdrawn. The