Country
Kenya

Owner / Lead
Data Protection Commissioner

Initiative
Data Protection Act

Highlights
This law came into force on 25 Nov 19 and builds upon the 2018 Privacy and Data Protection Policy. The legislation borrows heavily from the EU's GDPR regulations from 2016 and also establishes a Kenyan Data Protection Commissioner.

Key Date(s)
2019

Website
http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/Acts/2019/TheDataProtectionAct__No24of2019.pdf