[kictanet] Data Protection & Residency

[Barrack Otieno]

Dear Ali  and Muraya,

I agree with you. I hope this time round we have members of parliament
that can help us move the Data Protection agenda forward. Let us hope
current politics will not affect this effort.

Regards

On 9/28/17, Admin CampusCiti via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Personally I'm surprised that we are yet to have a Data Protection Law in
> this country. This disconnect between policy, regulation and the reality on
> the ground is scary. Reminds of the Government official defending the fact
> that we have hotels and not enough stadiums so we should have hosted the
> Africa CAF Championships!!
>
> Ali Hussein
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>> On 28 Sep 2017, at 10:25 AM, S.M. Muraya via kictanet
>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> Looking beyond the politics, interesting comments here.
>>
>> http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Raila-Odinga-drags-Safaricom-into-poll-dispute/1056-4112876-view-asAMP-aakx2sz/index.html
>>
>> With increasing demands for local data termination points, sooner (2017)
>> or later (2018) a court order is going to require Data Residency in
>> Kenya.
>>
>> Where are we on the Data Protection and Residency Act?
>>
>> It may not go well for technocrats caught off guard by a court order,
>> inevitably coming.
>>
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