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HRNJ appeals to Museveni not to assent to the Computer Misuse Bill

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Human Rights Network for Journalists-HRNJ, an organization that advocates for media rights has written to President Yoweri Museveni beseeching him not to sign into law, the recently passed Computer Misuse Amendment Bill. The bill sponsored by the Kampala Central Member of Parliament Muhammad Nsereko …

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Online media owners asks MPs to overhaul new cyber law

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Independent Online Journalists Association-Uganda (INDOJA-U) have called for an overhaul of the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill. The bill proposed by Kampala Central Member of Parliament, Muhammad Nsereko among other things prohibits the sharing of any information relating to a child without authorisation from a parent …

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Nsereko seeks tough penalties in new cyber law

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Central Member of Parliament, Muhammad Nsereko has tabled for first reading the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill which creates a new set of offences punishable with lengthy jail terms and fines. The object of the Bill, which is the executive summary of its key provisions, highlights …

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