Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and National Administration Raymond Omollo has appealed to Members of Parliament and senators to strengthen cyber laws in the wake of rapid advancements in technology. 

Omollo said there is need for the existing laws to be tightened further to match the growing digital space and the potential risks associated with it.

He noted that the Computer Misuse and Cyber-crime Act enacted in 2018 needs to be boosted to tackle emerging cases of computer misuse.

“That is more than 6 years ago. A lot of things have changed within the technology space,” said Omollo. 

The PS said technology has been a useful tool for communication and innovation and must be protected from misuse.

“There are those who are not using that space positively and we need to relook the laws to strengthen them. We need to also look at what is happening in other jurisdictions so as to control hate speech and crime,” he added. 

Omollo urged MPs to relook at some of the laws with an aim of strengthening them to deal with perpetrators who misuse technology.

Speaking in Kisumu when he opened a meeting of the Coast Parliamentary Group, the PS lauded the elected leaders from the Coast for keeping the government in check and advancing their development agenda.