<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">The penalties are too static for the market. They might be crippling to an SME but pocket change to a big firm. This will also translate to more small firms complying since the amounts are too steep and the big firms complying as they seem fit. Instead, I think it should lean towards the GDPR penalties where the penalties are pegged on Gross revenue.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Regarding "</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Knowingly supplying false information to the data commissioner during registration as a data controller or processor</span><font face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"> " </font><font face="georgia, serif">Its a double sword. There are some who do this to protect their identity since the purpose of the data collected is unclear. Or because we don't know if they will sell the details to the highest bidders in the dark web. </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><span style="letter-spacing:normal">-- </span><br style="letter-spacing:normal"><div style="letter-spacing:normal"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000" size="2" face="georgia, serif">Mercy Njue</font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="2" face="georgia, serif">Founder Botlab</font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="2" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="2" face="georgia, serif">Botlab Physical Address: Ngong hills Hotel along Ngong road, 5th Floor</font></div><div><font size="2" face="georgia, serif"><font color="#000000">Office line: </font><font color="#000000">+254 700 915197</font></font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="2" face="georgia, serif">Mobile: +254 729758 701</font></div><div><font size="2" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Email: <a href="mailto:Mercy@botlab.biz" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Mercy@botlab.biz</a></font></div><div><font size="2" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><i>Endless possibilities :</i> <a href="http://www.botlab.biz/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.botlab.biz</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><font size="2" face="courier new, monospace"><br></font><div><font size="2" face="courier new, monospace"><br><br><font><i>"</i></font>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 9:48 AM Grace Bomu via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Offences are public in nature and their prosecution and sentencing is carried out through the criminal justice system. Remedies on the other hand may be considered from a civil lens and examples include damages, restitution, coercive (injunctions) and declaratory remedies. They are personal and their aim is to give justice to the injured person. A trend with newer laws is the provision of both offences and remedies. In the copyright law for example, in addition to criminal offences, one can recover profits from pirated material. <br>Back to our bill, the following offences are created: <br clear="all"></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%"><b>Offence </b>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%"><b>Penalty </b>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">Knowingly supplying false information to the data commissioner
during registration as a data controller or processor ( clause 15
(3))</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">General penalty under clause 59:
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">5 million shillings fine or 5 years imprisonment or both</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">plus
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">possible forfeiture of equipment and prohibition order
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">Data controller or processor failing to notify the data
commissioner about a change in particulars (clause 16 (7))</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">General penalty
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">unlawful processing of personal data (clause 27)
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">5 million shillings fine or 5 years imprisonment
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">Unlawful processing of sensitive personal data (part v)
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">5 million shillings fine or 5 years imprisonment
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">Refusing to comply with a notice from the data commissioner or
knowingly furnishing the commissioner with false information
during investigations (clause 52(3))</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">General penalty
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">Disclosure of personal data by controller against specified
purpose (clause 58 (1))</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">General penalty
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">Disclosure of personal data by processor without authority of
controller (clause 58 (2))</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">General penalty
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">Obtaining personal data without prior authority of controller
or processor (clause 58 (3)(a))</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">General penalty
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">Disclosure to a third party (clause 58 (3) (b))</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">General penalty</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">Offer (advertisement) to sell personal data obtained through
unlawful disclosure ((clause 58 (4))</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:115%">General penalty</p>
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<br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">The bill has taken the criminal law track and has not provided remedies targeting persons injured by contravention of the bill. It does however create a complaints mechanism where the public can lodge complaints with the data commissioner. The powers of the commissioner in addressing such complaints are limited to issuing notices.(and we shall be discussing more about the office powers of the data commissioner in due course)<br><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">Our discussion today is on the question of choosing the offences route as opposed or in addition to the civil route. What are our thoughts on this? Should we have borrowed the pro-rated model of the GDPR where controllers/processors are charged administrative fines according to their revenue? <br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">And when we come to offences, are they adequate? Should the magnitude of the offence be measured against the size of the data processor or are all sins equal despite might of the transgressor?<br><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" class="gmail_default">Listers, please share your views on these issues. As usual, we welcome identification of good and problematic clauses. Welcome to the discussion. <br></div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="m_1129420747379215525gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Grace Mutung'u <br>Skype: gracebomu<br>@Bomu<br><span style="font-size:12.8px">PGP ID : 0x33A3450F</span><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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