18
No.14
Cybercrimes
2015
Cyber bullying
23. (1) A person shall not initiate or send any
electronic communication using a computer system to
another person with intent to coerce, intimidate, harass or
cause emotional distress.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1)
commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of
not less than five million shillings or to imprisonment for a
term of not less than three years or to both.
Violation of
intellectual
property rights
24.-(1) A person shall not use a computer system
with intent to violate intellectual property rights protected
under any written law.
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1)
commits an offence and in case the infringement is on (a) non-commercial basis, is liable to a fine of not
less than five million shillings or to
imprisonment for a term of not less than three
years or both; or
(b) commercial basis, is liable to a fine of not less
than twenty million shillings or to imprisonment
for a term of not less than five years or to both,
in addition, be liable to pay compensation to the
victim of the crime as the court may deem just.
Principal
offenders
25.- (1) Any person who–
(a) does an act or makes an omission which
constitutes an offence;
(b) does or omits to do any act for the purpose of
enabling or aiding another person to commit an
offence;
(c) aids or abets another person in committing an
offence;