LSK President slams cyber law after blogger's death

The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), in partnership with Co-impact's Women in Leadership in Law Partners, convened a three-day meeting of African Legal Professionals, who are rising across generations to transition the justice sector through feminist leadership. [Bernard Orwongo/Standard]

Faith Odhiambo, president of the Law Society of Kenya, called the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act unsafe, likening it to a sword used to harm and abduct Kenyans. She referenced the case of Albert Ojwang, a teacher and blogger who died in police custody.

"The cyber security law was challenged by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and others, but that case is now pending in the Court of Appeal," she said. "Now that Albert is dead, are we going to wait for another Albert to die before we act on this law?"