His offence has taken place against the backdrop of Tanzania's parliament passing a cybercrime bill on April 1, 2015, to address cybercrime issues such as child pornography, cyberbullying, online impersonation, electronic production of racist and xenophobic content, spam, illegal interception of communications, and the publication of false information.
Kosa lake hilo limetokea wakati bunge la Tanzania limepitisha muswada wa makosa ya mtandao mnamo Aprili 1, 2015, kukabiliana na masuala yanayohusu makosa ya mtandao kama vile picha za ngono kwa watoto, kashfa za mtandaoni, matusi dhidi ya watu binafsi, utengenezaji wa maudhui yanayoleta hisia za ubaguzi wa rangi au kikabila, utumaji wa ujumbe bila ruhusa ya mpokeaji, kuingilia mawasiliano kinyume cha sheria na kutengeneza taarifa za uongo.