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Judiciary driver sent to Luzira over hate speech

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanley Kisambira, a driver with the Judiciary has been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of hate speech. Kisambira appeared before the Buganda Grade One Magistrate Fidelis Otwao, which charged him under the Computer Misuse Act. The court heard that on May 12th, 2023, …

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Offensive communication is no longer an offence, court rules

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional ,in Kampala on Tuesday ruled that Section 25 of the Computer Misuse Act, 2011 which speaks about offensive communication contravenes the constitution and is therefore outlawed. In 2016, two people including lawyers Andrew Karamagi and Robert Shaka went to court to challenge that …

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Uganda Law Society petitions court to nullify Computer Misuse Law

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society has petitioned the Constitutional Court challenging the amended Computer Misuse Act, 2022. On September 8th, 2022, Parliament passed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022 and on October 14th, 2022, President Museveni assented to it. The Act was later published in the …

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Legal Brains Trust petitions EACJ over Computer Misuse Act

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legal Brains Trust has petitioned the East African Court of Justice seeking to quash the recently enacted Computer Misuse Amendment Act of 2022. According to Legal Brains, the law infringes on the principles of democracy, rule of law, accountability, transparency, social justice, and equal opportunities, …

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