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In a dramatic clash between free speech and cybercrime laws, Harrison Mumia, the outspoken president of the Atheists in Kenya Society, appeared in court Monday facing serious charges over manipulated social media posts targeting President William Samoei Ruto.
Mumia, a vocal critic of the Kenyan government, was arraigned at Milimani Law Courts after four days in detention by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). The charges stem from images posted on Facebook and Instagram allegedly showing President Ruto as gravely ill or even deceased—content authorities claim was AI-generated misinformation designed to cause alarm.
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