Millie Odhiambo calls for life imprisonment to individuals who leak sensitive secrets and private photos of their lovers

Millie Odhiambo calls for life imprisonment to individuals who leak sensitive secrets and private photos of their lovers.

Suba North Member of Parliament Millie Odhiambo now wants men who share intimate videos and photos of women on social media to face life imprisonment.

Speaking on Thursday during a debate in Parliament, the fiery lawmaker expressed anger and disgust at an ongoing trend of women political leaders being harassed on social media after their purported private photos and videos are released to the public presumably in a bid to tarnish their reputations.

According to MP Odhiambo, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) needs to launch a probe to unmask individuals behind such acts, and bring the habit to an immediate end.

“I don’t support the death penalty, but if I did, I would support the death penalty for such people, but since I don’t support the death penalty, I think we need to enhance the sentencing to life imprisonment,” she said.

She cautioned that netizens who do this with the intent of shaming people on social media consider the collateral damage of their actions.

“At least if you are not bothered about that person (the victim), have mercy on their children,” Millie Odhiambo added.

This is captured in Section 37 of the Act which reads:

“A person who transfers, publishes, or disseminates, including making a digital depiction available for distribution or downloading through a telecommunications network or through any other means of transferring data to a computer, the intimate or obscene image of another person commits an offense and is liable, on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand shillings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both”.