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CAP. 411A
Kenya Information and Communications
[Rev. 2011
CHAPTER 411A
L.N. 22/1999,
L.N. 39/1999,
L.N. 84/1999,
L.N. 63/2004,
1 of 2009,
6 of 2009,
4 of 2012.
THE KENYA INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS ACT
Commencement—
Sections 2, 3,4 ...................................... 15th February, 1999
Section 5 sub-section (1) to (4)............... 5th February, 1999
Sections 6 to 22..................................... 15th February, 1999
Sections 23 to 83.......................................... 26th April, 1999
Sections 84 to 102................................. 15th February, 1999
Sections 85 to 101........................................ 26th April, 1999
Section 103....................................................... 1st July, 1999
An Act of Parliament to provide for the establishment of the Communications
Commission of Kenya to facilitate the development of the information
and communications sector (including broadcasting, multimedia,
telecommunications and postal services) and electronic commerce, to
provide for the transfer of the functions, powers, assets and liabilities
of the Kenya Posts and Telecommunication Corporation to the
Commission, the Telcom Kenya Limited and the Postal Corporation
of Kenya, and for connected purposes
ENACTED by the Parliament of Kenya as follows:—
Part I—Preliminary
Short title and
Commencement.
1 of 2009, s.3.
Interpretation.
1 of 2009, s.4.
1. This Act may be cited as the Kenya Information and
Communications Act, 1998 and shall come into operation on such date
as the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint and different dates
may be appointed for different provisions.
2. (1) In this Act unless, the context otherwise requires—
“access” in relation to any computer system”, means instruct,
communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise make
use of any of the resources of the computer system;
“advanced electronic signature” means an electronic signature
which meets all the following requirements:
(a) is uniquely linked to the signatory;
(b) is capable of identifying the signatory;
(c) it is created using means that the signatory can maintain