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🇰🇪 Kenya

Kenya's Data Protection Act 2019 introduced GDPR-style principles, an Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, mandatory registration for many controllers and processors, and specific protections for biometric and children's data.

Data Protection ActData privacy · since 2019

Data Protection Act, 2019 (No. 24 of 2019)

Kenya's Data Protection Act 2019 commenced on 25 November 2019 and established the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner. It requires many controllers and processors to register, treats biometric data as sensitive, and has been actively enforced, including penalty notices against digital lenders and device makers.

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