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2018 was a year characterised by numerous changes in the laws affecting the employment landscape.

The Public Service Commission (the "Commission"), in compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act, 2019 ("DPA")...

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.

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

Togo's partnership with Poland to build a domestic drone industry, Kenya's establishment of a National Cybersecurity Agency, and a landmark tribunal ruling on AI-generated copyright protection signal Africa's evolving technology governance landscape. These developments raise critical questions around technology transfer, digital infrastructure protection, and intellectual property rights in an increasingly AI-driven economy.

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) continues to exercise its enforcement mandate by taking action against data handlers

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.

Affirming existing jurisprudence, the High Court of Kenya ruled that complaints under the Data Protection Act, 2019 ought to be first handled by the Data Commissioner.

Kenya is one step closer to appointing its first Data Protection Commissioner ("Commissioner"), a mission that has been met with some obstacles.

We'll be sending regular snippets to our clients highlighting various areas of the Data Protection Act that we feel you should know about.

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.

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).

Affirmed its position as being a forum of dispute resolution for matters regarding personal and sensitive data.

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...

Digital lenders have until now been generally carrying on business unregulated.

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")...

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.