The Data Commissioner in Pandemic Times

Apart from debate on Covid-19, conversations on privacy and data protection have gained momentum over the last few months. Questions have arisen on whether strategies to manage the Covid-19 have [...]

In times of crisis such as the one we are facing the rule of law is often one of the first casualties. The rationale for ‘bending’ or ‘breaking’ the law is that there is a greater need to protect [...]

The coronavirus crisis has presented an unprecedented dilemma; the balance between freedom of expression, freedom of the press and ensuring the public are adequately informed on what measures [...]

A cross-section of Kenyans were surprised when they received a text message from the Ministry of Health indicating that the Ministry will be sending information on the CoronaVirus. The questions [...]

Including minority groups, persons below 18 years are the most vulnerable online. Children are often subjected to invasion of their privacy, bullying, grooming, child pornography, predators, [...]

The Data Protection Act, 2019 came into operation on 25th November, 2019. One of the key operationalization steps under the Act is the establishment of the Office of the Data Protection [...]

2019 has been a busy year in relation to initiatives and discussions on regulation of the digital space in Kenya. While certain positive gains have been achieved, Kenya still staggers towards [...]

Over the last few years there has been a lot of talk about the need to legislate on the right to privacy and data protection. It was hoped that such legislation would deal with unfettered [...]

A few weeks ago, the Kenya Information and Communication Amendment Bill 2019 was published. The Bill sponsored by Hon. Injendi proposes to regulate blogging and social media use in Kenya. The [...]

In the recent past, there has been a rise in defamation cases in the courts especially in relation to defamation made online. In my view this is progressive in defining and growing jurisprudence [...]