Kenya: High Court consolidates challenges to the constitutionality of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 and suspends enforcement of Section 6(1)(ja) and Section 27(1)(b)
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High Court consolidates challenges to the constitutionality of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 and suspends enforcement of Section 6(1)(ja) and Section 27(1)(b)
On 6 November 2025, the High Court at Nairobi directed the consolidation of Constitutional Petitions E671, E673, E677, E698, E705 and E716 of 2025, with Petition E671 as the lead file, and admitted the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Kati…
Scope
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
2025-10-22
under investigation
2025-11-06
under investigation