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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The president of the Uganda Law society (ULS) has vowed to challenge the constitutionality of the new controversial Computer Misuse Act in court.<\/p>\n

This comes as a section of Ugandans continue to express dismay at the Act, with activists labelling the it as a move intended to gag the public, and also target certain voices deemed unpleasant.<\/p>\n

President assented to the law, which was passed by Parliament on September 8, 2022, on Thursday.<\/p>\n

READ: <\/b>Museveni \u2018pen\u2019 sparks anger over computer misuse law<\/p>\n

Computer law written by a sad man just out of dark damp cave<\/p>\n

Speaking at the sidelines of the 14th Annual Rule of Law Symposium on Friday, Mr Bernard Oundo, noted after analysing the amended Act they established that it was poorly drafted.<\/p>\n

\u201cPoor drafting even before I go into the broad legal issues that the Act raises. There is a section and a provision that says that anyone who exchanges information commits an offense. Now, today if I send you an email have I violated the Computer Misuse Act? It is a shame that we should have such a law in our legislative books,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The legislation, which was introduced by Kampala Central MP, Mr Muhammad Nsereko, listed a raft of punitive measures against people who send malicious information; hate speech, unsolicited information and sharing information about children without the consent of their parents or guardians. The punishment for the convicted person is Shs15 million or a seven-year jail term, if not both.<\/p>\n

Voice or video recording an individual without authorisation attracts a 10-year sentence or Shs15m fine.<\/p>\n

Section 23(A) creates the offence of \u201chate speech,\u201d which includes the writing, sending or sharing of any information through a computer, which is likely to ridicule, degrade or demean another person, group of persons, tribe, ethnicity, religion, or gender. If convicted, one faces seven years imprisonment or a fine of Shs10m.<\/p>\n

The Act also creates the offence of misuse of social media against a person who uses the platforms to publish, distribute or share information, prohibited under the laws of Uganda or using disguised or false identity.<\/p>\n

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