<div dir="auto">I had the exact same thoughts! Are these privacy provisions not going beyond the law of the land?(COK)<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Another thing it will push most Kenyans to display "sensitive" media on blockhain. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">On another note does this not also feel like criminalization on the freedom of information, privacy, data and so on e.g towards other states? I forsee an insane amount censorship.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 19 Dec 2020, 05:52 Barrack Otieno 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>@Wathagi and <a class="gmail_plusreply" id="m_4802891641029598423plusReplyChip-3" href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@Watila Alex</a> at least we have a Data Commissioner in place, the future looks interesting post the 2022 election which might be the major focus for data conversations next year with more Kenyans coming online.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 8:37 PM awatila--- via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">please find my contributions below.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div>technology is moving so fast e.g. WhatsApp has introduced disappearing messages. what will happen if you are asked for a message that disappeared?<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">also cok2010 invalidated the official secrets act (it was specifically discussed during the naivasha conferences). </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">also without a strong privacy regime it will be difficult to attract foreign investors. lots of data are being moved to the EU from other jurisdictions because of their strong commitment to data privacy </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">regards </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 18, 2020 19:14, Wathagi Ndungu via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hi Listers, this may be interesting you: Kenyan government takes another shot at infringing privacy and digital rights!<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><p style="margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.6em;font-family:"pt serif",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:18px">"On December 12, 2020, Kenya’s President, Kenyatta Uhuru, assented to the <a href="https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NJ_Comments-on-the-Statute-Law-Miscellaneous-Amendments-Bill_2020.pdf" style="color:rgb(79,154,204);line-height:inherit;outline:currentcolor none 0px;border-color:rgb(41,204,255) rgb(41,204,255) currentcolor;background:rgba(0,0,0,0) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-bottom:medium none" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2020</a> that amends the country’s Official Secrets Act, 1968, among other laws. </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.6em;font-family:"pt serif",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:18px">The Bill states that Kenyans with mobile phones or other communication devices will be required to provide emails, WhatsApp messages, SMS or any other data which the government deems a threat to national security. </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px;line-height:1.6em;font-family:"pt serif",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:18px">Those who refuse to provide the data upon demand run the risk of serving a one-year jail term and/or paying a fine of Ksh1 million (~$9,000)."</p></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"> This is the<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">link: <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2020/12/17/kenya-private-data/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://techpoint.africa/2020/12/17/kenya-private-data/</a> </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Wathagi Ndungu</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div></div></div>
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