[kictanet] Day 1:Discussion of the Data Protection (Civil Registration) Regulations 2020

[Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu]

Dear Barrack,

Thank you for your response.

Listers,

I have attached herein the regulations for your ease of review.

Looking forward to your input.

Kind regards,

On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 1:13 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear Rosemary,
>
> My responses in line
>
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 12:11 PM Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Dear Listers .
>>
>> Following the release of the following regulations :-
>>
>> 1) Data Protection (Civil Registration) Regulations 2020
>> 2) Registration of Persons (National Integrated Identity Management
>> Systems (NIIMs), Regulations 2020
>>
>> Today we shall cover the first on* Data Protection* and we shall discuss
>> the NIIMs regulations tomorrow . The following are a few questions to
>> guide our discussion:-
>>
>> 1) On the definition of Civil Registry a list of public agencies has been
>> given, should these regulations apply to other state agencies which collect
>> personal data for example the National Employment Authority, NSSF, NHIF etc
>> or would these fit under a separate set of regulations?
>>
> *BO:* Ideally, Line Ministries and Semi Autonomous Government Agencies
> and Independent Commissions should pick citizen data from a single point to
> avoid duplication. This data should be covered by the Data Protection Act
>
>>
>> 2) What happens to existing civil registry databases, shall there be a
>> transition for example IPRS, this is missing in the current draft?
>>
>
> *BO:*  I think we need a single data base that contains Citizen Data
> (those that have ID's) Our ID numbers are our primary key's for that reason
> any data related to every Kenyan Citizen as identified by the National ID
> should be covered by the Data Protection Act.
>
>>
>> 3)The regulations make provisions for requests by public entities what
>> about provisions for requests by private entities?
>>
>
> Provisions for requests by Private entities should also be incorporated.
> Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is the back bone for any thriving
> e-commerce economy
>
>>
>> 4) Do you feel that adequate provisions have been made for the protection
>> of your data that will be held by civil registries?
>>
> *BO*: At this point i am looking forwad to the appointment of a Data
> Protection Commissioner so that we can start testing the act. I will have a
> better answer after that.
>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu
>> Advocate
>> Head of Public Policy Oxygene MCL
>> Tel: +254 718 181644
>>
>>
>>
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Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu
Advocate
Legal and Regulatory Specialist- Oxygene MCL
Tel: +254 718 181644
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