Constitutional Court strikes down Computer Misuse Act provisions and criminal libel section

According to the Daily Monitor, a five-justice panel of the Constitutional Court unanimously annulled several sections of the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022, and section 162 of the Penal Code Act on criminal libel. In the judgment written by Justice Irene Mulyagonja, the court found that Parliament had not verified quorum when passing the law. The court also issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of the provisions.