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Priti Patel calls for reform of Computer Misuse Act amid ‘truly horrific levels’ of child sexual abuse Kim Sengupta © Provided by The Independent Priti Patel has highlighted the “truly horrific levels’’ of sexual abuse and exploitation of children on the internet, and a huge rise in overall criminal activities online as she called for review and reform of the 21-year-old Computer Misuse Act.   The home secretary told a cybersecurity conference that the scale of t...

ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa, Amnesty Kenya and Defenders Coalition strongly condemn the arrest and detention of Edwin Mutemi wa Kiama. We also condemn the Court’s punitive bail terms.

SINGAPORE - Two women, one of them a civil servant, will be charged with offences under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) on Wednesday (April 14). The civil servant had allegedly leaked the number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore on 22 occasions between March and April 2020. She had also allegedly accessed a government Covid-19 database for information about a patient...

Two Women To Be Charged Under Official Secrets Act And Computer Misuse Act

“I am back,” he wrote on Twitter on Friday. “Thank you Kenyans on Twitter for the solidarity and hashtags #ReleaseMutemi & #ReleaseKiama. Kenyans shall not relent! Kenyans won’t be gagged! Spread the word! Thanks for bailing me out together with activists arrested yesterday. #UnlockOurCountry#StopLoaningKenya.” Kenyans on Thursday raised about Sh250,000 so as to help the anti-International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans crusader pay his cash bail of Sh500,000 The activist had been granted...

Queens hubby left more than a passing impression on the UK tech world Gareth Corfield Fri 9 Apr 2021 // 13:18 UTC Share Copy Obit Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died at the age of 99. The Queens husband died at Windsor Castle this morning. His death was announced by Buckingham Palace at midday today. PM Boris Johnson addressed locked-down Brits from the steps of 10 Downing Street, saying: "We mourn today with Her Majesty the Queen." The prince, said Johnson, w...

THE STANDARD By Collins Kweyu | April 8th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Human rights activist Mutemi Kiama at the Milimani law courts yesterday. [Collins Kweyu, Standard] An activist arrested on Tuesday over a poster of President Uhuru Kenyatta widely circulated online will today know how long he will continue to be in custody as police prepare charges against him. Senior Resident Magistrate Jane Kamau yesterday ordered police to detain Edwin Mutemi Kiama at Central Police Station and present hi...

Anti-IMF loan crusader Mutemi Kiama freed on bail Thursday April 08 2021 Activist Mutemi wa Kiama at the Milimani Law Courts on April 8, 2021. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG By Richard Munguti A Nairobi court has released anti-IMF loan crusader Mutemi Kiama on cash bail. Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Jane Kamau declined a request by the prosecutor to remand the activist for 14 days saying there are no compelling reasons to warrant his detention.  Mr Kiama was granted Sh500,000 cash bail.�...

“Owing to the complexity and nature of the cases, we require up to 14 days to enable us to carry out comprehensive and in-depth investigations,” read part of the affidavit signed by DCI officer Patrick Kibowen. In an affidavit filed before the court, officer Kibowen said he is investigating a case of suspected contravention of several provisions of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act which include false publication contrary to section 22(1) as read with section 22(2) (b) thereof. Accord...

THE STANDARD KENYA Human rights activist Mutemi Kiama at the Milimani law courts yesterday. [Collins Kweyu, Standard] An activist arrested on Tuesday over a poster of President Uhuru Kenyatta widely circulated online will today know how long he will continue to be in custody as police prepare charges against him. Senior Resident Magistrate Jane Kamau yesterday ordered police to detain Edwin Mutemi Kiama at Central Police Station and present him in court today for the ruling. Police had sought ...