ICJ Kenya: July 2, 2026 – The Kenya Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya), ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa, and the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE), with the support of Amnesty International Kenya, welcomes the landmark ruling by the High Court of Kenya at Milimani, declaring key provisions of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 unconstitutional.

In a judgment delivered by Honourable Justice Patricia Nyaundi, the Court struck down Section 6(1)(j)(a) of the amended law, which had empowered the National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee (NC4) to disable access to websites and applications suspected of hosting content linked to terrorism, violent extremism, child sexual exploitation, and other unlawful activities. The Court held that the provision granted sweeping censorship powers to an administrative body without adequate safeguards, infringing on constitutional protections for freedom of expression and media freedom.

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