Kenya: President signed Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 including content moderation regulation
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President signed Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 including content moderation regulation
On 15 October 2025, the President of Kenya signed the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 (No. 17 of 2025). The amendment modifies the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act (Act), Cap. 79C, amending section 6 to allow the issuance of…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2024-11-25
under deliberation
2025-10-15
adopted