Court cases reignite debate over the use of cybercrime laws against political activists. [File Courtesy]
After seven months of silence since his July 2025 abduction, political activist Mwabili Mwagodi hit the media headlines again this week. His court arraignment, followed two days later by the full acquittal of university student David Oaga Mokaya, shines a stronger spotlight on the misuse of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act and an international instrument, Interpol’s Red Notice system, to stifle political expression.