Cybercrimes Act
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Genocide and
crimes against
humanity
Unsolicited
messages
19.-(1) A person shall not unlawfully publish or cause to be published,
through a computer system, a material which incites, denies, minimises or
justifies acts constituting genocide or crimes against humanity.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is
liable on conviction to a fine of not less than ten million shillings or to
imprisonment for a term of not less than three years or to both.
20.-(1) A person shall not (a) initiate the transmission of unsolicited messages;
(b) relay or retransmit unsolicited messages , or
(c) falsify header information in unsolicited messages.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is
liable on conviction to a fine of not less than three million shillings or three
times the value of undue advantage received, whichever is greater or to
imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to both.
(3) For the purpose of this section, “unsolicited messages” means any
electronic message which is not solicited by the recipient.
Disclosure of
details of
investigation
21. (1) A person shall not disclose details of a criminal investigation,
which requires confidentiality.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and, is
liable on conviction to a fine of not less than ten million shillings or to
imprisonment for a term of not less than three years or to both.
Obstruction of
investigation
22.-(1) A person who intentionally and unlawfully destroy, delete, alter,
conceal, modify, renders computer data meaningless, ineffective or useless with
intent to obstruct or delay investigation commits an offence and on conviction, is
liable to a fine of not less than three million shillings or to imprisonment for a
term not less than one year or both.
(2) A person who intentionally and unlawfully prevents the execution or
fails to comply with an order issued under this Act, commits an offence and is
liable, on conviction, to a fine of not less than three million shillings or to
imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to both.
Cyber bullying
23. (1) A person shall not initiate or send any electronic communication
using a computer system to another person with intent to coerce, intimidate,
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