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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks, looking forward to reading it.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Issues of survivor privacy and deceased persons’ rights have been on my mind for quite some time.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for sharing.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,</p><p class=MsoNormal>ambasa</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia via kictanet</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, April 15, 2021 8:17 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:helenambasa@gmail.com">helenambasa@gmail.com</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:easternafricfellow@article19.org">Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [kictanet] Opinion Piece - Speaking from the grave: Death, data protection under Kenyan Law</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Dear Colleagues,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Good evening. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Ephraim and I recently co-authored an opinion piece titled, '<a href="https://www.the-star.co.ke/opinion/star-blogs/2021-04-13-speaking-from-the-grave-death-data-protection-under-kenyan-law/">Speaking from the grave: Death, data protection under Kenyan Law</a>' which teases out the issues of:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>a. The right to survivor privacy; </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>b. Whether deceased persons have rights; and </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>c. Digital death - whether digital assets are inheritable. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>We look forward to receiving your comments on the piece, including areas of improvement. We also hope that this op-ed generates deeper insights on the issues teased here, in Kenya and beyond. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Regards, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Programme Officer - Digital.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white'>Read more about ARTICLE 19's #MissingVoices campaign here: <span class=object><a href="https://www.article19.org/campaigns/missingvoices/">https://www.article19.org/campaigns/missingvoices/ </a></span></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'>ARTICLE 19 EASTERN AFRICA</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>DEFENDING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND INFORMATION</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>W</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333'> </span><span class=object><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#3333FF'><a href="https://www.article19.org/regional-office/eastern-africa/">https://www.article19.org/regional-office/eastern-africa/</a></span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#888888'><br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Tw</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#3333FF'>@article19eafric</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Fa</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333'> </span><span class=object><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#3333FF'><a href="http://facebook.com/article19org">facebook.com/article19org</a></span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>