Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Can I file a defamation case on the basis of a derogatory post on WhatsApp?

The Kenyan government is waging a war against online hate mongers with what would appear to be a zero-tolerance policy. Like many other countries, Kenya has charged people with hate speech before. Recently in the UK, a Facebook user was charged with spreading hate messages against Muslims. Rwanda has also successfully charged various people with hate speech. The difference in this particular case is that WhatsApp administrators have been charged. However, this is not the first time a chat group administrator has been prosecuted for hate speech. we seek to establish whether an individual member of a WhatsApp group could possibly be charged for a derogatory post on Whatsapp...


To be Continued...

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