Legislation

Thesis title: Adequacy in Data Protection Regulation in Kenya Citation: This thesis aimed to determine whether the Kenyan Data Protection Act of 2019 (KPDA) provides “adequate” legal protection. [...]

This episode highlights five key issues that shaped the law in the digital space in 2020 and what we should expect in 2021.

October is cyber security awareness month. On this Episode I discuss the most common forms of cyber-crimes and what steps we may take to protect ourselves.

Mercy Mutemi of MS Law, a Lawyer, Digital Rights and Internet Law Specialist discusses litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act and what to do when [...]

On this Episode, I have a chat with Okalle Makanda, a lawyer with years of experience in the banking sector on the challenges facing banks and their customers in relation to cyber-security in [...]

This episode discusses options for victims of cyber-bullying/cyber harassment and revenge pornography.

Kenya and the US recently initiated negotiations that will probably lead to a bilateral trade agreement. The trade talks have elicited mixed reactions, some believe that a trade deal will provide [...]

In the next few weeks (hopefully), Kenya will have its first Data Protection Commissioner. Operationalisation of the Data Protection Act, 2019 has been pending for over seven months. With the [...]

As part of my series to unpack the Data Protection Act, it is instructive that I demystify the ‘Data Protection Officer’. One of the challenges facing institutions is whether to appoint or how to [...]

Businesses get edgy when new policies and laws having an impact on their profitability are enacted. From the outset the question is whether there is really a need for the new laws; businesses [...]