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Kenya's New Communication Bill is a Trojan Horse for Mass Surveillance

Aldai MP Marianne Kitany (from left) Dagoreti South MP John Kiarie aka KJ and Naivasha MP Jane Kihara during the 20th Anniversary of NG-CDF Celebrations at Sfari Park Hotel,Nairobi . May 3rd,2024. [Elvis Ogina,Standard]

A dangerous Bill is quietly making its way through the National Assembly, threatening to upend digital privacy and freedom of expression in Kenya. Disguised as a move toward billing transparency, the Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by Aldai MP Marianne Kitany, proposes sweeping reforms that could hand the government real-time access to our online lives.

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