Cybercrimes Act
__________________________________________________________________
related forgery
Computerrelated fraud
transmission or delete computer data, resulting in unauthentic data, with the
intent that it be acted upon for legal purposes as if it were authentic, regardless
of whether or not the data is readable or intelligible.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is
liable on conviction to a fine of not less than twenty million shillings or three
times the value of undue advantage received, whichever is greater, or to
imprisonment for a term of not less than seven years or to both.
12.-(1) A person shall not cause a loss of property to another person by(a) any input, alteration, deletion, delaying transmission or suppression
of computer data; or
(b) any interference with the functioning of a computer system,
with fraudulent or dishonest intent.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is
liable on conviction, to a fine of not less than twenty million shillings or three
times the value of undue advantage received, whichever is greater, or to
imprisonment for a term of not less than seven years or to both.
Child
pornography
13.-(1) A person shall not(a) publish child pornography, through a computer system; or
(b) make available or facilitate the access of child pornography through a
computer system.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is
liable on conviction, to a fine of not less than fifty million shillings or three
times the value of undue advantage received, whichever is greater, or to
imprisonment for a term of not less than seven years or to both.
(3) A person who is convicted for an offence under this section may, in
addition to any other punishment, be adjudged to compensate a person injured
by the offence.
Pornography
14.-(1) A person shall not publish or cause to be published through a
computer system or through any other information and communication
technology:
(a) pornography; or
(b) pornography which is lascivious or obscene.
11