#Data Protection Regulations – Mitullah Shako & Associates

May 24, 2021
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The Future Implications of the Proposed Data Protection Regulations, 2021 on Conduct of Elections and Subsequent Election Petitions in Kenya.

By Margaret Ndonji Background In the year 2017, the Supreme Court of Kenya in the case, Raila Amolo Odinga & another -vs- Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission & 2 others [2017] eKLR, ordered the Independent, Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to avail the digital votes data contained in the election servers, hosted in France by […]

May 12, 2021
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The Changing Data Protection Landscape in Kenya.

Data protection is the process of safekeeping against any form of compromise, corruption or loss of personal information. In November 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to comprehensive data protection legislation – the Data Protection Act. The Act applies to data controllers and processors established or reside in or outside Kenya, as long as they process […]