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7 Jan 2022
Government enters watershed period with the February 9 deadline for public officers’ resignation
The mandatory resignation requirement for public officers vying in the 2022 General Election has run into legal headwinds. Public officers eyeing elective political seats are required by law to resign...
17 Dec 2021
The State applauds KRA’s revenue mobilisation efforts with a record number of Awards and Honours
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has welcomed the highest number of decorations ever accorded to its staff members; by the State at the recent 58th Jamhuri Day Celebrations. In recognition of th...
17 Dec 2021
What to look out for in 2022
As 2021 draws to a climax, numerous developments on both the national and international sphere will have spillover effects into the new year. Below is a summary of 2022’s highly anticipated an...
10 Dec 2021
Computer errors in the State of the Nation Address?
President Uhuru Kenyatta on 30th November delivered his 8th State of the Nation Address to a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament. In his address he reported on the measures taken by his governm...
3 Dec 2021
Data Protection Commissioner announces opportunities for the ODPC and stakeholders to collaborate during dual data protection report launch
Kenya’s Data Protection Commissioner Immaculate Kassait has asked stakeholders to collaborate with her office to increase awareness of Data Protection laws and simplification of the legal framework....
3 Dec 2021
Tough Choices ahead for Public Universities in Kenya
The recent unravelling of major public universities in Kenya points at an urgent need for reforms, with the task likely to be taken up by the next administration. Moi University and Egerton Univ...
26 Nov 2021
Communique at the End of the Seventh and Final Annual Devolution Conference in Makueni County
The Seventh and Final Annual Devolution Conference was convened jointly by the Council of Governors, the Senate, the Ministry of Devolution, and the County Assemblies Forum and was held between 23rd a...
19 Nov 2021
Elections 2022: The ODPC should tame political parties on data privacy breach
On June 18th 2021, the Registrar of Political Parties Anne Nderitu shared a link through which members of the public could verify their political party membership status. Many Kenyans took to e-Citize...
12 Nov 2021
KRA’s strategy on social media surveillance explained
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced that it is monitoring social media posts in a bid to enhance tax compliance and nab tax cheats who have been posting their lavish lifestyles, cars and asset...
12 Nov 2021
Enhancing cybersecurity ahead of 2022 elections: Balancing act for new committee
The newly unveiled National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee (NC4) has been tasked with cracking down on misuse of social media especially as the country approaches the General Election...
29 Oct 2021
Stakeholders Add Their Voice to Draft Strategic Plan by Office of the Data Protection Commissioner during Public Participation Forum
A draft strategic plan by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) in Kenya was taken through a validation forum by stakeholders under public participation. The ODPC and the UK Embassy he...
15 Oct 2021
What next for Huduma Cards after court calls for data protection impact assessment
Data security came to play at the High Court in Nairobi on Thursday, October 14, 2021, after Justice Jairus Ngaah declared that the government’s decision of November 18, 2020, to roll out Huduma Car...
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