data protection
African Countries Playing Catch-Up in Data Privacy Protection
in 2024, Kenya and Nigeria data protection authorities made notable efforts towards ensuring compliance
KALU MENGO1 Mins read
Why Protecting Your Data is Key in Kenya’s Digital Era
Data protection and privacy in Kenya is enshrined in the Constitution, under Article 31 and the Data Protection Act, 2019. Under the Act,...
BT Reporter2 Mins read
Kenya Halts Biometric ID Program Due to Usage Concerns
Kenya launched a biometric identification program last year, collecting fingerprints and photographs from its 50-million strong population. However, the scheme has been paused...
Kevin Namunwa2 Mins read
How Safe is Your Personal Data?
We share a lot more information in the digital world than we used to. Businesses, organisations, close family, friends and acquaintances - all...
BARRY COOK3 Mins read
How a SIM-card Registration Threatens Your Privacy
Have you ever wondered how a simple sim-card registration threatens your privacy? Maybe not and then, in a country where the registration with...
Hakeenah N. Njenga3 Mins read
Data Protection and the Quest for Privacy
Kenya Parliament is debating the crucial Data Protection Bill. This process must be very transparent and participatory because the Bill has significant effects...
NDUNGU WAINAINA3 Mins read
Facial Payments in China Set Stage for Killing ATM Cards, Mobile Money
The future, it seems, will feature a time when one will need clothes with no pockets, as cashless economy continues to become seamless...
Mike Njoroge2 Mins read
Why the 2019 Census Should Worry You Over Privacy
The much-hyped national census in Kenya is on us and while most of the information required from you is general, there is a...
Hakeenah N. Njenga3 Mins read
In Kenya, Cambridge Analytica scandal sounded unheeded alarm bells
It led to Facebook's tumultous year, as Cambridge Analytica exposed the dangers posed by institutions that opt to profit from all the data...
Mike Njoroge1 Mins read
