High Court Suspends Enforcement of Ruto’s Cybercrimes Law

A Nairobi High Court has indefinitely suspended the enforcement of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2024 until a court petition challenging it is heard and decided.

Justice Lawrence Mugambi granted an order of conservatory on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, prohibiting the enforcement of Section 27(1)(b), (c), and (2) of the amended Act.

“Pending the hearing and determination of this application, a conservatory order is hereby issued suspending the enforcement, implementation, and operation of Section 27(1)(b), (c), and (2) of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025,” Justice Mugambi directed.

The directive follows a petition that was brought by musician Reuben Kigame and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. They are protesting the signing of the Cybercrimes Act into law amended by President Ruto on October 15, 2025.

The two petitioners argue that the new law is against the Constitution and erodes the carefully crafted safeguards in the Data Protection Act (DPA). They are asking the court to declare that the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2024, is against Articles 10, 24, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 47 of the Constitution and should be nullified and declared void.

They also want the court to declare that the Act violates Article 31 of the Constitution and Sections 25 and 27 of the Data Protection Act, which makes those sections void also.

Judge Mugambi has ordered that the application and supporting documents be physically delivered within three days, with proof of service filed afterward. He’s also directed that responses and submissions must be filed and served within seven days of receiving the documents.

The case will come up again on November 5, 2025, for further directions.

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