Court upholds suspension of sections of cybercrime law

According to the petitioners, the contested sections introduce broad, imprecise, and unconstitutional criminal liabilities. [iStockphoto]

The government suffered a blow on Friday after the High Court, for the second time, declined its attempt to lift the orders suspending the implementation of certain sections of the controversial cybercrime law.

Justice Lawrence Mugambi rejected the request to set aside the orders, ruling that they would remain in force until six petitions, filed by, others, gospel artiste Reuben Kigame, MP Babu Owino, Kirinyaga Woman Rep Jane Njeri and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) are heard and determined.