83V. (1) Any person who causes a computer system to perform any function for the purpose of securing access to any program or data held in any computer system, with intent to commit an offence under any law, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding  two hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a  term not exceeding two years or both.

(2) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial that–

(a)    the access referred to in subsection (1) is authorized or unauthorized;

(b)   the further offence to which this section applies is committed at the same time when the access is secured or at any other time.