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Tough times await artistes, video music producers, advertisers, and individual computer users following proposed tough laws to help tame pornography in the country.
Garissa Township MP Aden Duale, in the proposals seen by the Star, wants it made illegal to possess or publish pornography, in any computer system or data storage device.
Duale also wants the government, through the National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee, to block access to porn websites by persons within Kenya.
The proposed law — to be cited as the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2020 — is set for publication and introduction in the National Assembly for consideration anytime this week.
It seeks to amend the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act to introduce harsh penalties for any violations.
If approved, persons found in possession of pornographic material in their phones or computer devices or publishes the same on the internet — social media platforms — will face a Sh20 million fine or 20 years in jail.
Duale’s bill seeks to provide that it would be illegal for any person to produce pornography for the purpose of publication through a computer system.
“A person shall not knowingly download pornography, distribute, transmit, disseminate, circulate, deliver, exhibit, lend for gain, exchange, barter, sell or offer for sale, let on hire or offer to let on hire, offer in any way, or make available in any way from a telecommunications apparatus,” the Bill reads in part.
Many political leaders have over the years lamented harassment by persons who flood their phones with pornographic material, some as payback to achieve political ends.
In 2018, Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o wowed journalists with his account of a woman who kept tormenting him with nude photos via WhatsApp.
The governor disclosed that the woman would send him photos and raunchy messages at night. He reported the matter to the police.
Suna East legislator Junet Mohamed also once told Parliament of criminals that were sending MPs the disturbing videos.
Duale spoke of a woman who had mobilised numbers of male legislators, infiltrating their phones with viral sexually explicit content.
Kiminini MP Chris Wamalwa, during the debate in early 2018, said he was once embarrassed after he opened such videos while with his family members.
Garissa Township MP Aden Duale, in the proposals seen by the Star, wants it made illegal to possess or publish pornography, in any computer system or data storage device.
Duale also wants the government, through the National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee, to block access to porn websites by persons within Kenya.
The proposed law — to be cited as the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2020 — is set for publication and introduction in the National Assembly for consideration anytime this week.
It seeks to amend the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act to introduce harsh penalties for any violations.
If approved, persons found in possession of pornographic material in their phones or computer devices or publishes the same on the internet — social media platforms — will face a Sh20 million fine or 20 years in jail.
Duale’s bill seeks to provide that it would be illegal for any person to produce pornography for the purpose of publication through a computer system.
“A person shall not knowingly download pornography, distribute, transmit, disseminate, circulate, deliver, exhibit, lend for gain, exchange, barter, sell or offer for sale, let on hire or offer to let on hire, offer in any way, or make available in any way from a telecommunications apparatus,” the Bill reads in part.
Many political leaders have over the years lamented harassment by persons who flood their phones with pornographic material, some as payback to achieve political ends.
In 2018, Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o wowed journalists with his account of a woman who kept tormenting him with nude photos via WhatsApp.
The governor disclosed that the woman would send him photos and raunchy messages at night. He reported the matter to the police.
Suna East legislator Junet Mohamed also once told Parliament of criminals that were sending MPs the disturbing videos.
Duale spoke of a woman who had mobilised numbers of male legislators, infiltrating their phones with viral sexually explicit content.
Kiminini MP Chris Wamalwa, during the debate in early 2018, said he was once embarrassed after he opened such videos while with his family members.
