The Public Service Commission (the
"Commission"), in compliance with the
provisions of the
Data Protection Act, 2019 ("DPA"),
recently published a list of
shortlisted candidates for the position of Data
Commissioner.
The DPA, which came into effect on 25 November 2019, provides
for the establishment the office of the Data Protection
Commissioner to be headed by the Data Commissioner. The Commission
had undertaken a shortlisting exercise and published names and
interview schedules for the 10 shortlisted candidates, calling for
public participation and requesting comments on any of the
candidates ahead of the interview dates.
The Commission commenced interviews with the shortlisted
candidates on 7 July 2020. However, on the same morning, the
Employment and Labour Relations Court, through an order issued by
Judge Hellen Wasilwa and directed to the Commission and the
Attorney General, ordered the government to suspend the ongoing
recruitment of the Data
