OPINION : Ruto's Cybercrime law is foolish political war against Kenyans
On the very morning we were waking up to the devastating news of Raila Odinga’s death, President William Ruto signed into law the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime (Amendment) Bill, 2024. A draconian piece of legislation that effectively criminalizes dissent.
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The so-called Cybercrime Law isn’t about safety it’s about control. It hands William Ruto the ultimate power over information. And when you control information, you control thought. You can decide who is right, who is wrong, who speaks, and who disappears into silence.
Let’s be clear: this law is a direct attack on the Constitution. Article 33 guarantees our freedom of expression. Article 34 protects the media from state interference. Yet this law criminalizes what the government feels is “false,” “misleading,” or “offensive.” That’s not justice that’s dictatorship in legal clothing.
If Raila Odinga were alive today, he would never stand for this. He fought for the voice of the people for the right to question, to demand, to speak truth to power.
This law spits on everything he and others suffered for. History is repeating itself.
We saw it under Moi a regime that survived because it controlled the airwaves. KBC was not just a broadcaster; it was the voice of oppression, telling Kenyans only what the state allowed.
The difference now is that Ruto doesn’t need radio towers he has algorithms, cyber police, and a law that lets him patrol your timelines.
By capturing social media, Ruto is building a digital KBC one where fear replaces freedom and silence becomes safety.
But we must refuse. Because every time a government tells you it’s controlling speech “for your own good,” it’s really building the bars of your next prison. Freedom dies slowly first in whispers, then in laws, then in silence.
We cannot afford that silence again.
REJECT. REVOLT. REFUSE!!
#RejectCyberCrimeLaw
Kenya is at a crossroads.
Raila’s spirit lives on as the people march from Kasarani to the future he dreamed of.
They want justice, not silence.
They want unity, not privilege.
And above all, they want freedom — both earthly and divine. 🙏🇰🇪
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We must carry forward what Baba stood for, FREEDOM OF SPEECH!
This is bigger than tribe or community. It’s about our collective voice as citizens.
Let’s stand together and say NO to digital silencing.
#RejectCyberCrimeLaw