How repeated phone calls can lead to legal trouble

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Repeated unwanted phone calls may be more than a nuisance, as Kenyan law can treat them as harassment or a violation of communication privacy.

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You glance at your phone after a meeting only to find dozens of missed calls from the same person. While it may seem more annoying than unlawful, legal experts say persistent unwanted phone calls can, under certain circumstances, attract legal consequences in Kenya.

According to Mary Audi and Fridah Muriithi, lawyers at Muri Mwaniki Thige & Kageni (MMTK) LLP Advocates, repeated calls do not have to contain threats to amount to actionable conduct under Kenyan law.

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