Dorine N. Wanjeru is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a leading expert in technology policy and regulatory compliance with over nine years of legal experience spanning both public and private sectors. She currently serves as the Principal Data Protection Officer at the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, where she spearheads legal strategy, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder engagement in data governance at national and international levels.
Dorine has been instrumental in shaping Kenya’s digital policy framework, contributing to cross-border data protection initiatives and advising on critical legislative reforms. Her legal expertise is deeply rooted at the intersection of technology, innovation, and law.
She is an LLM candidate at the University of Nairobi, specializing in Technology and Intellectual Property Law, and is a certified Data Protection Officer by Maastricht University. Dorine is also an active member of the East Africa Law Society’s Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Committee. Her work reflects a deep commitment to developing inclusive, innovation-driven legal systems across Africa.