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February 19, 2026
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Court Acquits Student Over President Ruto Death Post

Court Acquits Student Over President Ruto Death Post

The student was arrested in 2024 at the height of Gen Z protests that led to a wash of anti-Ruto messages flooding social media...

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A university student, David Oaga Mokaya, was acquitted by the Milimani Law Courts of charges related to publishing false information about President William Ruto using an AI-generated image. The court found insufficient evidence to link Mokaya directly to the online post.

  • 24-year-old student David Oaga Mokaya, known as Landlord on X, was arrested in November 2024.
  • The charges were under Section 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, No. 5 of 2018.
  • The article notes past attempts to criminalize insults against public officials under Section 132 of the Penal Code were struck down in 2017.

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