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Uhuru signs into law Computer and Cybercrimes Bill

President Uhuru Kenyatta; he has signed into law Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Bill, 2018.

NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenyans will have to verify kind of news distributed to avoid heavy penalties under the new Computer and Cybercrimes Bill now passed into law.

On Wednesday, Secretary, Communication and State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu tweeted that President Uhuru has signed into law the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Bill, 2018.

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