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Okiya Omtatah seeks court intervention on move to spy on Kenyans mobile phones

Activist Omkia Omtatah

NAIROBI: An activist has petitioned the High Court to stop Communication Authority from spying on mobile phones.

Okiya Omtatah in an urgent suit argued that the Government's intention to plant gadgets in mobile telephone service providers to obtain data and details of mobile devices was illegal and a violation of the public right to privacy.

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