New law gives State powers to censor media

According to Facebook’s transparency report, the State requested for details of accounts belonging to 26 users operating in the country. [File]

The government will have the authority to restrict Kenyans’ access to certain websites if the new law that could stoke up opposition from anti-censorship advocates sails through.

According to proposals in the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Bill, 2021, the government can classify certain websites as inaccessible from Kenya and recommend their access be blocked.