CONTROVERSIAL SECURITY[AMMEND MENT] BILL 2014. =>1A)Any person who unlawfully convenes organizes or promotes a public rally, meeting or procession or neglects or refuses to comply with any law relating to public meetingscommits an offence. (1B) A person convicted of an offence under subsection (1A) shall, in addition to any other penalty, be held liable for any damage or loss suffered as a result of such public rally, meeting or procession. ==>A person who publishes or causes to be published or distributed obscene,gory or offensive material which is likely to cause fear and alarm to the general public or disturb public peace is guilty of a felonyand is liable,upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding one million shillings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or both, or, where the offence is committed by a media enterprise, to a fine not exceeding five million shillings. Quiz. 1.Who will have the barometer to measure how published material is gorry or creates fear ? What kind of fear? Does this include horror stories and movies? Should accidents /traged scenes not to be covered by media ? 2. What kinds of public meetings are described above? 3. What will prevent these two sections from being misused politically?
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