NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 17- Lobby group, Amnesty International-Kenya has cautioned Kenyans against sharing of sexually explicit material, without the consent of a person involved.
In a Tweet, the lobby group on Thursday said such a move is an outright violation of “privacy and dignity” of a person.
“Every person has the right not to have their personal information relating to their private affairs revealed under Article 31 of the Constitution,” the lobby group said.
This was after a video of former United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Secretary General Mukhisa Kituyi and a presidential hopeful was leaked on social media platforms, including WhatsApp groups.
In the video, the presidential hopeful is in naked, but it is not clear under what circumstances.
The Thursday’s incident happened days after another video of a socialite Bridget Achieng was leaked online.
It is alleged a friend who was in a room where she was changing her clothes took the video and maliciously shared online.
“I have been subjected to mental and psychological torture by the blackmailers who are working tirelessly to tarnish my name,” the actress said in a post on her Instagram page.
The lobby group said the two incidents were wrong and against the law.
“No person should be bullied, harassed or intimidated by the threat of public disrepute by disclosing images identifiable with them. Mukhisa Kituyi, Achieng and all others subjected cyber-bullying, body-shaming and revenge porn do not deserve this,” Amnesty-International Kenya said.
The Kenya Personal Data Protection Act was designed to bring the protection of personal data from misuse in Kenya into the 21st century.
This was seen as significant step forward because it facilitates lawful use of personal data, including research, thus strengthening individuals’ fundamental rights.
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