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25 Mar 2022
Microsoft launches premier African engineering hub in Kenya
President Uhuru Kenyatta, accompanied by ICT CS Joe Mucheru, on Thursday evening, presided over the launch of Microsoft’s premier engineering hub, the Africa Development Centre (ADC). The ADC, val...
25 Mar 2022
Communications Authority releases draft guidelines to protect and keep children safe online
Digital access is no doubt double edged. On one hand it exposes children to a wealth of benefits and opportunities, but on the other a host of risks, including access to harmful content, sexual exploi...
18 Mar 2022
New regulations set to tame predatory digital lending practices in Kenya
Digital lenders have up to September 2022 to comply with regulatory requirements, including licensing by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). The Central Bank of Kenya (Digital Credit Providers) Regulatio...
11 Mar 2022
Cybersecurity in Kenyan Fintech, threats, trends and solutions: Highlights of GIZ Report, 2022
Digital payments are progressively entering the mainstream, in correlation to the increased access, use, and adoption of ICTs in Kenya. However, the transition to and eventual adoption of digital paym...
26 Feb 2022
Proposed EU Data Act and possible impact of the rules
On February 23, the European Commission proposed new rules on who can use and access data generated in the EU across all economic sectors. These rules would be contained in the proposed Data Act. Acco...
25 Feb 2022
Investing in the Metaverse: Opportunities in the platform’s next frontier
Human social interactions are on the verge of the next major evolution as we enter the age of the metaverse. The metaverse provides humans with access to a digital platform in parallel with our physic...
18 Feb 2022
IEBC concerned over bid to integrate Huduma Namba into voter listing and verification process
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has expressed concerns over the integration of Huduma Namba (National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS)) into the voter registrat...
18 Feb 2022
Central Bank Digital Currency discussion: The pros, cons and reading between the lines
Central Bank Digital Currency discussion: The pros, cons and reading between the lines The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) recently released a discussion paper on a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in...
28 Jan 2022
What you need to register as a data controller or processor
2022 has been hailed as Kenya’s year for data protection compliance. Despite enactment of the Data Protection Act in November 2019, enforcement of Kenya’s data protection framework has largely rem...
21 Jan 2022
Artificial Intelligence Policy in Kenya: The journey towards regulation needs to commence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is defined as the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. AI systems work by ingesting large amounts of labeled training data,...
21 Jan 2022
Lifting the veil of ambiguity around transfers of personal data outside Kenya – the 2022 version of the draft Data Protection (General) Regulations
In an increasingly globalised world, consequential and integral to international trade is the flow of data. More than ever, for-profit organizations are expanding the scope of their operations across ...
14 Jan 2022
Privacy and data trends to watch in 2022
It is 2022 and data protection continues to be a major issue in business. For companies operating in multiple jurisdictions, there are key trends that will be important for them to keep in mind. The g...
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