Daudi insists that the revised law is primarily aimed at combating criminal and harmful activities within Kenya’s digital space.
“The law is aimed at shutting down channels that promote violent extremism, exploit children online, encourage cultism, or facilitate any unlawful activity in the digital space,” he said.
The MP spoke on Wednesday evening at a Nairobi hotel during a roundtable where bloggers, online influencers, and content creators discussed the implications of the amendments.
The Jubilee party MP said the proposed reforms target the dissemination of inappropriate sexual material involving minors, terrorist propaganda, religious extremism, and cult-related content.
The legislator insisted that the amendments empower authorities to block websites and compel the removal of harmful content from computer systems, digital platforms and mobile devices while dismissing claims that Parliament was railroading the law without constitutional safeguards.
Already the high court has suspended some of the provisions contained the amendments that were signed into law on the 15th October 2025 by President William Ruto.
“I am a lawyer and a lawmaker. I have sworn to protect and abide by the Constitution. Neither myself nor my colleagues will pass a law that violates it. And if we do, the Judiciary remains the safeguard,” he said, adding that courts have already made determinations touching on some of the amendments.
The Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was introduced in the National Assembly on November 24, 2024, and referred to the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation for examination including subjecting the legislation to Public Participation.
In compliance with Article 118 of the Constitution, which requires public participation in lawmaking, the Committee published notices in major newspapers on February 18, 2025, inviting public views.
Submissions were received from stakeholders, including the Ministry of Industrialisation, Communication and the Digital Economy, the Kenya ICT Action Network, the Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations and individual citizens.
Daudi has expressed concern that criticism of the legislative process intensified only after parliamentary procedures had advanced, while urging Kenyans to rely on verified sources, not misinformation circulating on social media.
“If there are clerical errors or concerns, including on the jurisdiction of the High Court in Section 6, those can be corrected through the proper legal channels,” he added.
Dagoretti South MP John Kiarie, who was in parliament when the initial Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018 was passed and enacted, echoed Daudi’s position, saying the amendments seek to plug existing gaps.
“When we passed the law in 2018, certain clauses were suspended. The courts later pronounced those clauses constitutional, and they are now part of the law,” he said.
Kiarie defended the focus on protecting minors and safeguarding Kenya from digital threats.
“These amendments seek to shield our country from harmful and illegal online conduct, including pornography, child trafficking, and the exploitation of minors for sexual content,” he said.
Lang’ata MP Felix Odiwuor Jalang’o and Nandi Hills MP Bernard Kitur were among other legislators present during the forum.
