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Kenya: Law Society of Kenya files petition concerning the constitutionality of Sections 6 and 27 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025

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Law Society of Kenya files petition concerning the constitutionality of Sections 6 and 27 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025

On 21 October 2025, the Law Society of Kenya filed Constitutional Petition E671 of 2025 at the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi County, Milimani Law Courts, against the Attorney-General and the Communications Authority of Kenya and 2 others. The petit…

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Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2025-10-21
under deliberation

On 21 October 2025, the Law Society of Kenya filed Constitutional Petition E671 of 2025 at the High…

2025-10-22
under investigation

On 22 October 2025, Justice Lawrence N. Mugambi, sitting on behalf of Justice B. Mwamuye at the Hig…

2025-11-06
under investigation

On 6 November 2025, the High Court at Nairobi directed the consolidation of Constitutional Petition…

2026-07-02
in force

On 2 July 2026, the High Court at Nairobi delivered judgment in Law Society of Kenya & 8 others v A…