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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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Deloitte’s AI Misstep: Lessons for Accountability in the Age of Generative Intelligence

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

Deloitte’s AI Misstep: Lessons for Accountability in the Age of Generative Intelligence

When a Big Four firm admits to using generative AI in producing a government report, and the result includes fabricated...

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Meta Reaches $32.8 Million Settlement with Nigeria’s Data Protection Commission

9 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Data Protection

Meta Reaches $32.8 Million Settlement with Nigeria’s Data Protection Commission

In a landmark development for digital rights and corporate accountability in Africa, Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook...

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Kenya’s Iris Dilemma: The Ballot Meets the Biometric Age

9 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Cyber Security, Data Governance, Data Protection

Kenya’s Iris Dilemma: The Ballot Meets the Biometric Age

When the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) launched its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, it was meant to mark...

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Facebook’s $725 Million Payout: A Landmark Moment for Accountability

6 October, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Data Governance, Data Protection

Facebook’s $725 Million Payout: A Landmark Moment for Accountability

When news broke that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, had reached a record settlement over privacy violations, many took it as...

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Malvertising Campaign Targets Microsoft Teams with Oyster Backdoor

29 September, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Cyber Security, Technology

Malvertising Campaign Targets Microsoft Teams with Oyster Backdoor

A sophisticated cyber campaign is exploiting trust in Microsoft Teams to distribute the Oyster backdoor malware, aka Broomstick or CleanUpLoader....

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Breaking Down Kenya’s Proposed Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Bill, 2024

29 September, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Artificial Inteligence, Cyber Security, Data Governance, Data Protection

Breaking Down Kenya’s Proposed Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Bill, 2024

On 9 August 2024, the Government of Kenya introduced the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Bill, 2024 through Kenya Gazette...

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M-PESA’s Fintech 2.0: What the Upgrade Means for Data Governance in Africa

29 September, 2025
Ian Olwana
News, Cyber Security, Data Governance, Data Protection, Intellectual Property

M-PESA’s Fintech 2.0: What the Upgrade Means for Data Governance in Africa

Safaricom has officially rolled out Fintech 2.0, the next-generation core for M-PESA. Beyond the headlines of speed and scale, this...

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