Kenya’s Court of Appeal has declared the country’s most controversial “fake news” laws unconstitutional, freeing bloggers, journalists, and ordinary social media users from the threat of jail for sharing unverified information online.
The three-judge bench — Justices Patrick O. Kiage, Aggrey O. Muchelule, and Weldon Korir — unanimously struck down Sections 22 and 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018, branding them vague, overbroad, and dangerous “unguided missiles” that could ensnare innocent citizens while chilling legitimate speech.
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