Data Governance

Somalia E Visa Cybersecurity Breach Exposes Sensitive Data of Over 35,000 Applicants

18 November, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Cyber Security, Data Governance, Data Protection

Somalia E Visa Cybersecurity Breach Exposes Sensitive Data of Over 35,000 Applicants

Somalia is facing one of the most significant digital security crises reported in Africa this year after a major breach...

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Massive Cyberattack Exposes Gaps in Kenya’s Digital Governance Framework

17 November, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Cyber Security, Data Governance, Data Protection

Massive Cyberattack Exposes Gaps in Kenya’s Digital Governance Framework

Kenya woke up on November 17, 2025 to one of the most widespread disruptions to government online services in recent...

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Beyond 'Legitimate Interest': Why Liquid Telecom's Data Defense Failed Under Kenyan Law

12 November, 2025
Ian Olwana
ODPC (KE), Data Governance, Data Protection, News

Beyond ‘Legitimate Interest’: Why Liquid Telecom’s Data Defense Failed Under Kenyan Law

In a significant ruling by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC), Liquid Telecommunications Kenya Ltd. was held liable...

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Safaricom, M-Tiba, and the Data Breach Allegations: What the Facts Reveal About Data Governance in Kenya

2 November, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Cyber Security, Data Governance, Data Protection, ODPC (KE)

Safaricom, M-Tiba, and the Data Breach Allegations: What the Facts Reveal About Data Governance in Kenya

In late October 2025, Kenya’s data privacy landscape was thrust into the spotlight after a hacker group known as Kazu...

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

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...

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AWS Outage Exposes Fragility of Global Cloud Infrastructure

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...

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Google’s Quiet Update and the Digital Sovereignty Dilemma

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...

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

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...

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Kenyan Leadership Walks the Talk on Digital Transformation and AI

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...

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AI on The Bench: Why Kenya’s AI Legal Flub Is a Chance to Set a Global Standard

13 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Artificial Inteligence, Data Governance

AI on The Bench: Why Kenya’s AI Legal Flub Is a Chance to Set a Global Standard

When we published AI in the Dock: Africa’s Judiciary Charts a Digital Future, we argued that the continent’s courts are...

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