Data Protection

As Kenya moves through 2026 toward the 2027 General Election, the most consequential infrastructure may not be roads, stadiums, or even polling stations, but data. Voter registration systems, [...]

In Kenya’s fast-growing digital economy, personal data has become the invisible currency of everyday life. Every phone call, mobile money transaction, or social media interaction generates a [...]

Open-source intelligence (OSINT) claims to offer all-seeing insight without invading privacy, the ability to track and understand people’s behaviour through the traces they knowingly or [...]

When people think of a Data Protection Officer (DPO), they often imagine someone buried in regulations, drafting compliance policies, and engaging with regulators. That image is not wrong, but it [...]

When an organisation appoints a Data Protection Officer (DPO) in Kenya, one of the first questions that tends to arise is whether that officer is bound by the same kind of confidentiality [...]

In this episode of The Nitpicker Podcast, host Carol Musyoka engages with Advocate Mugambi Laibuta, an expert in data privacy and protection. Mugambi delves into the importance of the Private [...]

When Albert Ojwang’ was traced to his father’s home in Homabay, one of the recuring questions was how DCI were able to pinpoint his location with such accuracy.  Was Albert being watched? Are you [...]

It happened in a flash. One minute your phone is in your pocket or bag, the next it is gone. Maybe it was snatched in traffic, misplaced in a matatu, or vanished after a night out. In Kenya [...]

June 2024 shall be remembered as the month Kenyans tested the limits of digital rights and the Kenya Kwanza government responded by restricting the rights. What I have witnessed in the last month [...]

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. [...]