THE CYBERCRIME AND COMPUTER RELATED CRIMES BILL, 2014 As Proposed By The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko HATE SPEECH. 16. (1) A person who— (a) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, (b) displays any written or electronic material; (c) publishes or distributes written or electronic material; or (d) distributes, shows or plays, a recording of visual images; through a computer system which is threatening, abusive or insulting or involves the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour whether publicly or anonymously, commits an offence if that person intends to stir up ethnic hatred, or having regard to all the circumstances, ethnic hatred is likely to be stirred up. (2)It is immaterial where the offence referred to in subsection (1) is conducted privately or publicly. (3) A person who commits an offence under this section shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding one million shillings or to an imprisonment term for a term not exceeding five years or to both. In this section, “ethnic hatred” means hatred against a group of persons defined by reference to colour, race, nationality (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origins.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:50:03 +0000
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