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Financial Inclusion vs. Data Protection: Can We Have Both?
In this episode of The Friendly Troll Podcast, host Josephine Kaaniru is joined by Mr. Kevin Mutiso, Chair of the Digital Financial Services Association of Kenya (DFSAK), to…
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Kenya’s Cloud Policy Explained: A Framework for Secure and Strategic Cloud Adoption
Introduction In 2024, the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy released the Kenya Cloud Policy.1 The Kenya Cloud Policy is intended to guide the migration and…
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Balancing Digital Access with Trust and Privacy in Kenya’s eCitizen Marriage Registry
Introduction Kenya is a leader in digital governance, ranking 109th globally according to the 2024 United Nations (UN) E-Government Development Index, driven by the success of the eCitizen…
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A Comparative Perspective On Privacy Safeguards in Kenya and Uganda Data Protection Laws
Introduction Kenya1 and Uganda2 enacted data protection laws in 2019 to give effect to the right to privacy under Articles 313 and 274 of the respective countries’ Constitutions.…
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Government Digital Services and Digital ID in Zambia
In this episode of The Friendly Troll Podcast, host Josephine Kaaniru is joined by Irene Makau to explore the governance of Digital ID systems and government digital services…
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Government Digital Services and Digital ID in Kenya
In this episode of The Friendly Troll Podcast, host Calvin Mulindwa is joined by Mustafa Mahmoud to explore the governance of Digital ID systems and government digital services…
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Kenya High Court’s Worldcoin Determination: Upholding Consent, Accountability and Data Sovereignty in Biometric Data Processing
On 05 May 2025, the High Court of Kenya declared Worldcoin’s biometric data collection in Kenya unlawful and in violation of the Data Protection Act (DPA) and the…
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Understanding Botswana’s 2018 and 2024 Data Protection Acts
Introduction Botswana enacted its new Data Protection Act on 29 October 2024,1 repealing the 2018 Data Protection Act.2 The repealed Act never came into effect because its effective…
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Kenya’s TikTok Dilemma: Balancing Regulation and Digital Rights
Introduction As TikTok continues to dominate the global social media landscape, its implications for digital rights and data governance have become increasingly significant. With over 10 million Kenyan…
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IMEI Declaration and Registration in Kenya: Balancing Tax Compliance and Data Protection
On 23rd October, 2024, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) formally put the Kenyan public on notice of a measure which mandates the declaration and registration of International…