Kenya Embarks on National Data Governance Policy Formulation
The Government of Kenya has officially launched the process of drafting its first National Data Governance Policy, a milestone initiative...
Webinar Summary: Data Processing & Data Sharing Agreements
Host: Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC), KenyaCo-organizer: Data Privacy and Governance Society of Kenya (DPGSK)Facilitator: Mr. Mina Miano,...
Kenya’s Banking Sector Loses Sh1.59 Billion to Cybercrime
Kenya’s financial sector has once again found itself under siege from cybercriminals. According to a Business Daily report (September 10,...
When Sovereignty Meets the Cloud: Lessons for Africa from Microsoft’s Confirmation on U.S. Law and Canadian Data
In June 2025, Microsoft made a striking admission: U.S. law takes precedence over foreign data sovereignty. Speaking before the French...
A New Era in AI Governance: What Africa Should Know About the UN’s Independent AI Panel
The United Nations General Assembly has taken a decisive step in shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI) governance. On...
Kenya Cloud Policy
1. Introduction The Kenya Cloud Policy, developed by the Ministry of Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy, aims to accelerate...
AI 101 Masterclass
A recent conference held by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) in Kenya focused on the delicate balance...
Cross-Border Data Transfers
Legal and Regulatory Framework Kenya’s rules on cross-border data transfers are primarily found in the following legal instruments: Conditions for...
Who Controls Your Data? Lessons from Kenya’s eCitizen Platform
In the era of digital government, the question is no longer whether services should be digitized, but how they are...
Data Governance 101 – Part 2
Transcript Summary Data Ethics ⚖️ Data ethics involves the moral principles applied to the entire data lifecycle, from collection to...