Four Kenyan civil society groups have petitioned the Supreme Court to strike out sections of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act concerning surveillance powers, arguing they violate privacy rights.

• The petition targets sections 27, 28, 37, 48, 50, 51, 52 and 53 of the 2018 law, which were previously upheld by the Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026.
• Key petitioners include the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE), the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), Article 19 East Africa, and the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ).
• A central argument is the absence of a notification requirement, preventing individuals from knowing if their data or communications were intercepted, even post-investigation, thereby hindering redress and judicial oversight.