Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC)
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Businesses adopting AI face practical questions about privacy, security and regulatory responsibility
AI compliance begins with understanding what a system does with information, who can access that information and how the organisation…
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Court lifts suspension of Kenya-US health deal, leaving data privacy dispute unresolved
Kenya can proceed with its health cooperation framework with the United States after the Court of Appeal lifted orders that…
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Kenya’s next Data Commissioner faces a changing digital privacy landscape
Kenya has shortlisted 13 candidates for the position of Data Protection Commissioner, putting the succession to Immaculate Kassait into its…
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Kenya’s data watchdog is changing hands as Kassait’s successor faces a bigger privacy challenge
Kenya is preparing to find Immaculate Kassait’s successor as Data Protection Commissioner, but the significance of the appointment goes well…
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Kenya Data Protection Compensation Climbs as Enforcement Tightens
For years, personal data in Kenya drifted through corporate systems with little friction. Phone numbers passed between sales desks. Photos…
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Kenya Data Protection Crackdown: ODPC Is Fining Companies—But Is It Enough?
2024 saw the scatter-gun enforcement style of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) in Kenya with 51 determinations…
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