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High Court outlaws section of law taming online obsenity

A court's gavel. [File, Standard]

The High Court yesterday outlawed a section of Communication Act which criminalises posting of lewd information online.

Justice Wilfrida Okwany found Section 84 (b) of the Kenya Information and Communication Act (KICA) to be too vague and against right to information.

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