The Court of Appeal in Nairobi has declared Sections 22 and 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018 unconstitutional, a significant victory for digital rights advocates.

• The ruling invalidates provisions that criminalized online publication of "false or misleading information," which carried penalties of up to Sh5 million or 10 years imprisonment.
• The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) initiated the legal challenge, arguing the sections stifled free expression.
• The court found the invalidated sections to be excessively broad, risking the punishment of legitimate speech, satire, and opinions, while upholding other key provisions of the Act.