Ian Olwana - Data Governance Africa

24 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
Uncategorized

Safaricom Subscriber Data Leak Case Continues Amid Conflicting Legal Positions

A legal dispute involving the alleged leak of subscriber data belonging to over 11.5 million Safaricom customers continues to unfold...

22 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Artificial Inteligence, Data Governance, Technology

Nvidia’s DGX Spark Ushers in a New Era of Desktop AI Supercomputing

When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang personally delivered one of the first DGX Spark units to Elon Musk at SpaceX’s Starbase...

22 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Cyber Security, Data Governance, Technology

AWS Outage Exposes Fragility of Global Cloud Infrastructure

Monday, October 20, 2025, marked one of the largest global internet disruptions in recent memory, after a massive outage hit...

20 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Artificial Inteligence, Data Governance, Intellectual Property

Google’s Quiet Update and the Digital Sovereignty Dilemma

When Google quietly removed the option to view more than 10 search results per page, it seemed like a small...

20 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Intellectual Property

When Art Goes Viral: What Collins Okello’s Raila Portrait Teaches Us About Copyright and Digital Respect

When Kenyan artist Collins Omondi Okello released his orange-hued portrait of the late Raila Odinga, the image spread like wildfire....

17 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Cyber Security, Data Protection

Kenya’s Controversial Computer Misuse Law: Protecting Cyberspace or Policing Dissent?

When President William Ruto assented to the amended Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act (CMCA) on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, the...

17 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Data Protection, NDPC (NG)

Nigeria’s Data Protection Law Translated into Major Local Languages: NDPC Deepens Grassroots Privacy Awareness

In a major step toward inclusivity and citizen awareness, the National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr....

16 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Artificial Inteligence, Technology

Burkina Faso Charts an Inclusive Path with Its National AI Action Plan (2026–2028)

Burkina Faso is developing a National Artificial Intelligence Action Plan (2026–2028) to guide its digital transformation. Anchored in responsible innovation,...

15 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Data Governance, Technology

From Tokens to Trust: Data Governance Lessons from Kenya’s Virtual Asset Law

When Kenya’s National Assembly passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, 2025, it did more than introduce crypto regulation. It...

14 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Artificial Inteligence, Data Governance, Technology

Kenyan Leadership Walks the Talk on Digital Transformation and AI

Kenya’s leadership is sending a clear message: digital transformation is not just policy; it is practice. In a bold and...