A 23-year-old Kenyan man has been arrested and charged with
publishing false information with the intent to cause panic, after allegedly
spreading disinformation about the coronavirus.
According to BBC, Elijah Muthui Kitonyo published the fake
news on a fabricated Twitter account. A tweet said the Kenyan health ministry
lied about the first confirmed case in the country coming from the US via
London. It said the patient was coming from Rome.
The directorate of criminal investigations confirmed the
arrest, adding that contravention of Kenya’s cyber laws could result in a fine
of R830,000, a 10-year jail sentence, or both.
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