High Court Freezes Ruto’s New Cybercrime Law Pending Review
The High Court has suspended key parts of Kenya’s new cybercrime law due to constitutional concerns raised by Reuben Kigame and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC).
Parliament and President William Ruto had barely a week to celebrate the new law before it was challenged in court. Justice Lawrence Mugambi of the High Court in Nairobi suspended key sections of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025, just seven days after Ruto signed it into law on October 15.
The suspended provisions will not be enforced until the court can properly examine their constitutionality. The legal challenge was brought by gospel musician and activist Reuben Kigame, working alongside the KHRC, who argue that the cybercrime law is fundamentally flawed.
- The court specifically suspended Section 27, which deals with cyber harassment.
The cybercrime law is fundamentally broken, both in what it says and how it got passed.
Author's summary: Court suspends Kenya's new cybercrime law.