Mahakama Kuu inazuia DCI kushiriki data ya kibinafsi ya mwanafunzi

Mahakama Kuu ya Kenya imetoa amri za kuzuia Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) na wengineo kutoka kushiriki au kusambaza data ya kibinafsi ya mwanafunzi wa Chuo Kikuu cha Moi, David Mokaya, ambaye aliachiliwa huru hivi karibuni katika kesi ya uhalifu wa mtandao. Mokaya alishtakiwa kwa kuchapisha habari za uwongo kuhusu Rais William Ruto lakini aliachiliwa huru tarehe 19 Februari 2026. Anadai haki yake ya faragha imekiukwa.

David Mokaya, mwanafunzi wa Chuo Kikuu cha Moi, alifika mahakamani kutafuta msaada wa dharura baada ya kuachiliwa huru katika kesi inayohusiana na matumizi mabaya ya jukwaa la mitandao ya kijamii. Tarehe 19 Februari 2026, mahakama iliamua kuwa upande wa mashtaka ulishindwa kuthibitisha kesi yake zaidi ya shaka inayowezekana, hivyo kutoa hukumu ya kuachiliwa huru.

Mokaya alishtakiwa chini ya Sehemu ya 23 ya Sheria ya Matumizi Mabaya ya Kompyuta na Uhalifu wa Mtandao, No. 5 ya 2018, kwa kuchapisha habari za uwongo zinazosababisha hofu au wasiwasi. Chapisho hilo lilichapishwa tarehe 13 Novemba 2024 na lilionyesha jeneza lililofunikwa na bendera ya Kenya likisindikizwa na maafisa wa jeshi, na maandishi yanayopendekeza kuwa ni msafara wa mazishi ya Rais William Ruto.

Kwa amri zake, mahakama imezuia DCI, Ofisi ya Mkurugenzi wa Mashtaka ya Umma, Ofisi ya Mwanasheria Mkuu, na kampuni ya mawasiliano kutoka kutoa, kushiriki au kusambaza data ya kibinafsi ya Mokaya, ikijumuisha taarifa za mteja, rekodi za simu, rekodi za eneo na metadata.

Katika ombi lake la kikatiba, Mokaya anadai kutangazwa kuwa ufikiaji na ufunuzi wa data yake ulikuwa haramu, pamoja na fidia kwa uharibifu uliotokana na uvunjaji huo. Anadai pia kuwa matendo hayo yamekiuka Kifungu cha 31 cha Katiba kuhusu haki ya faragha na vifungu vya Sheria ya Ulinzi wa Data.

Mokaya alisema kuwa data yake ilishirikiwa na DCI bila idhini yake au amri ya mahakama, na hivyo kusababisha kukamatwa kwake mnamo 2024. Amri hizi zilitolewa siku chache baada ya hukumu ya kuachiliwa huru.

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Raphael Tuju outside Kenya's High Court after receiving anticipatory bond in self-abduction probe, with lawyers and journalists.
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High Court bars Tuju arrest with KSh200,000 bond amid self-abduction probe

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Kenya's High Court granted former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju a KSh200,000 anticipatory bond on March 24, 2026, preventing police arrest during investigations into claims he staged his own abduction. This follows his March 23 detention after resurfacing from a 36-hour disappearance, during which his health deteriorated, leading to ICU admission.

Milimani court has acquitted 24-year-old university student David Oaga Mokaya of charges for publishing false information through an AI-generated image depicting a funeral procession linked to President William Ruto. He was arrested in November 2024 amid Gen Z protests. The court dismissed the case due to insufficient evidence.

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Kenya's Court of Appeal has ruled that certain sections of the 2018 Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act are unconstitutional. The decision came in a case brought by the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE). These provisions had been used by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to arrest critics and bloggers accused of spreading false information.

Detectives from the DCI have arrested four suspects linked to a series of armed robberies in Mombasa, Nairobi, and Kilifi counties. The suspects are also under investigation for the murder of Scottish businessman Campbell Scott. A court has allowed their detention for 14 days.

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Four Nairobi Hospital board directors were charged on March 16, 2026, with obtaining over Sh8 million and failing to submit financial statements to the company registrar. They were arrested over the weekend and sought bail, arguing they cannot flee due to their services to Kenyans. President William Ruto has intervened to ensure transparency in the dispute.

Director of Public Prosecutions Renson Ingonga has ordered two police officers charged with the murder of 20-year-old Shukri Adan, shot dead in Mukuru kwa Njenga. Officers Sergeant Godwin Mjomba and Constable Patrick Mutunga Titus will appear in court on January 30, 2026. The directive follows an IPOA investigation revealing evidence against them.

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The Durban High Court has ruled in favour of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, ordering Durban businessman Calvin Mathibeli to retract defamatory statements made on social media. Mathibeli's claims suggested Mkhwanazi was influenced by private interests and involved in organised hits. The court also prohibited further repetition of the allegations and required payment of legal costs.

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