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Petition filed to halt Ruto's controversial Cybercrimes Law

President William Ruto signs a Bill into law at State House, Nairobi. [PCS]

A petition has been filed in the High Court challenging the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2024, a controversial law signed by President William Ruto last Wednesday, October 15, 2025. 

The petitioners, renowned gospel singer and activist Reuben Kigame and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), want the court to issue interim orders to suspend the implementation and enforcement of the newly amended law.

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