8 CAP. 411A Kenya Information and Communications [Rev. 2011 CHAPTER 411A L.N. 22/1999, L.N. 39/1999, L.N. 84/1999, L.N. 63/2004, 1 of 2009, 6 of 2009, 4 of 2012. THE KENYA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ACT Commencement— Sections 2, 3,4 ...................................... 15th February, 1999 Section 5 sub-section (1) to (4)............... 5th February, 1999 Sections 6 to 22..................................... 15th February, 1999 Sections 23 to 83.......................................... 26th April, 1999 Sections 84 to 102................................. 15th February, 1999 Sections 85 to 101........................................ 26th April, 1999 Section 103....................................................... 1st July, 1999 An Act of Parliament to provide for the establishment of the Communications Commission of Kenya to facilitate the development of the information and communications sector (including broadcasting, multimedia, telecommunications and postal services) and electronic commerce, to provide for the transfer of the functions, powers, assets and liabilities of the Kenya Posts and Telecommunication Corporation to the Commission, the Telcom Kenya Limited and the Postal Corporation of Kenya, and for connected purposes ENACTED by the Parliament of Kenya as follows:— Part I—Preliminary Short title and Commencement. 1 of 2009, s.3. Interpretation. 1 of 2009, s.4. 1. This Act may be cited as the Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions. 2. (1) In this Act unless, the context otherwise requires— “access” in relation to any computer system”, means instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise make use of any of the resources of the computer system; “advanced electronic signature” means an electronic signature which meets all the following requirements: (a) is uniquely linked to the signatory; (b) is capable of identifying the signatory; (c) it is created using means that the signatory can maintain