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Anjarwalla & Khanna
Privacy is a fundamental human right and is central to the protection of human dignity. In its simplest form, the right to privacy allows each human being to be left alone in a core that is inviolable.
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Data Privacy Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Kenya, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
Anjarwalla & Khanna
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) continues to exercise its enforcement mandate by taking action against data handlers
Anjarwalla & Khanna
Affirmed its position as being a forum of dispute resolution for matters regarding personal and sensitive data.
ENS
In January 2023, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner ("DPC") delivered one of its first rulings under the Data Protection Act, 2019 (the "Act")...
Anjarwalla & Khanna
Approximately two years following its operationalisation, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has begun taking enforcement action against data controllers and data processors.
Anjarwalla & Khanna
From 14 July 2022, the provisions of the Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021 (the Regulations) will come into force and the process...
ENS
Kenya's data controllers and processors now need to register with the country's regulator in order to handle personal data or face a substantial fine.
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
In part one of this three-part series, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) Kenya will unpack the salient features and provisions of the Data Protection (General) Regulations of 2021 (the General Regulations).
Anjarwalla & Khanna
In our previous article in this series, here, we broadly highlighted some of the procedural obligations on data controllers and data processors introduced by the Data Protection (General) Regulations 2021.
Anjarwalla & Khanna
Since the enactment of the Data Protection Act (the DPA) in 2019, and the establishment of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in 2020, the issuance of regulations necessary to give effect to
Anjarwalla & Khanna
The much-awaited regulations for the implementation of the Data Protection Act, 2019 (the DPA), which were gazetted in January, have been approved and are now in force.
Law3Sixty
On the 23rd of December 2021, the Central Bank of Kenya (Amendment) Act (CBK Amendment Act) came into force.
Bowmans
Commissioner Kassait has not delayed in getting the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner ("ODPC") up and running (see our last update on her appointment (here).
Bowmans
On 16 November 2020, Ms Immaculate Kassait took her oath of office as Kenya's first Data Protection Commissioner as appointed by the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary.
ENS
Kenya is one step closer to appointing its first Data Protection Commissioner ("Commissioner"), a mission that has been met with some obstacles.
ENS
The Public Service Commission (the "Commission"), in compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act, 2019 ("DPA")...
Bowmans
We'll be sending regular snippets to our clients highlighting various areas of the Data Protection Act that we feel you should know about.
ENS
After a long wait, Kenya has now passed comprehensive data protection legislation – the Data Protection Act of 2019
TripleOKLaw
John M. Ohaga and Juliet Maina comment on the issues relating to Cyber Security.
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