Blogger Robert Alai will today 23rd March appear before a court of law for allegedly publishing false information about the Coronavirus on his social media platform. If found guilty, Mr Alai could spend up to 10 years in jail for contravening section 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cyber Crimes Act 2018.
Need for speed carbon mac os torrent. Alai, who was arrested on Friday was held over the weekend at Muthaiga Police Station. According to his charge sheet, Mr Alai on the 19th day of March 2020 at an unknown place within the Republic of Kenya posted on his twitter account @robertalai tweeted, “Coronavirus: Is the Kenyan government hiding Covid-19 related deaths at the port of Mombasa,” knowing it to be false and calculated to cause panic and fear among citizens in the Republic of Kenya.
Section 23 of the contentious Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Law states A person who knowingly publishes information that is false in print, broadcast, data or over a computer system, that is calculated or results in panic, chaos, or violence among citizens of the Republic, or which is likely to discredit the reputation of a person commits an offence and shall on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five million shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or to both. Ringtone maker for iphone mac.
Even in his arrest Mr Alai has not ceased in calling the government to be transparent on the number of Coronavirus related death cases in the country.
Kenyans On Twitter (KOT) have reacted to blogger Robert Alai’s summoning by the CID over his claims that the Kenyatta family grabbed 30,000 hectares of land from the people of Taita Taveta. Alai questioned Uhuru’s gift to the people of Taita in a now viral rant. Robert Alai Throws Shade, Calls Morgan Heritage A Broke Ganja Smoking Gang. The latest tweets from @RobertAlai. 489,188 likes 78,564 talking about this. Kenya's most reliable and respected blogger. Delivering the facts and figures like there is no tomor.
| Born | Nairobi, Kenya |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Other names | Robert Alai Onyango |
| Occupation | Blogger |
| Website | www.techmtaa.com |
Cinema 4d r15 for mac crack. Robert Alai, HSC is a Kenyanblogger and cyber-activist. Alai, who used to run the now defunct information technology weblog at Techmtaa.com[1] has earned notoriety for his stream of social rants. He has been sued and briefly incarcerated for his highly opinionated political and sometimes personal attacks on politicians, government officials and business leaders.[2][3][4]
Notable incidents[edit]
On 17 June 2019 Robert Alai was arrested in Nairobi and detained for 14 days for sharing gory photos of police officers who were killed by an IED attack in Wajir. In the wake of the Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi where over 65 people were killed, Alai was praised, both by local and international media for his timely and creative use of social media, mainly Twitter, to provide updates of what was happening at the mall. His accounts were considered as being more accurate than - and sometimes contradicting - the updates provided by the authorities.[5][6]
Controversy and arrests[edit]
In December 2014, Ndegwa Muhoro, the Kenya CID Chief, ordered the arrest of Robert Alai for allegedly sharing President Uhuru Kenyatta's contacts on Twitter.[7] He was consequently charged 'with undermining Uhuru'.[8] Alai's Twitter handle @robertalai was suspended on 18 December 2014, but was later reinstated.[9]
References[edit]
- ^'Techmtaa'.
- ^'The-Star.co.ke'. The-Star.co.ke. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Correspondent, Nation. 'Nation.co.ke'. Nation.co.ke. Retrieved 18 January 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Standardmedia.co.ke'. Standardmedia.co.ke. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^www.standardmedia.co.ke (24 September 2013). 'SDE'. Standardmedia.co.ke. Retrieved 18 January 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'BBC'. BBC. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/ndegwa-muhoro-orders-arrest-blogger-robert-alai-allegedly-sharing-uhurus-contacts-twitter
- ^'Blogger Alai charged with undermining Uhuru - Nairobi News'. nairobinews.co.ke.
- ^'Twitter / Account Suspended'. twitter.com.
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External links[edit]
Robert Alai On Twitter