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PS Eng. John Tanui, MBS. Launches ODPC’s Second Regional Office in Nakuru
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 3 – The Principal Secretary State Department of ICT and the Digital Economy, Eng. John Kipchumba Tanui, officiated the launch of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner...
View ArticleDigital Transformation Public Sector Forum and Awards 2024
Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait, MBS took part in a plenary session on Accelerating e-government and the growth of the digital economy at the Digital Transformation Public Sector Forum and Awards...
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Data Commissioner leads tree planting exercise in Baringo County to combat...
BARINGO, Kenya, October 5 – The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner joined AIC Churo Girls High School in Baringo County to conduct a tree growing exercise as part of the Presidential Directive...
View ArticleNADPA-RAPDP AGM & Conference
The NADPA-RAPDP AGM & Conference is an annual gathering of data protection authorities, sector decision-makers, businesses as well as investors and multinational executives operating around Africa...
View ArticleODPC Launches AI Chatbot as Kenya Marks Data Privacy Day 2024
In celebration of Data Privacy Day 2024, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) in Kenya has launched an innovative AI chatbot to enhance data privacy awareness and support among...
View ArticleODC Releases Sector-Specific Guidance Notes for Compliance
NAIROBI, Kenya, January 2nd – 2024 The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has taken a significant step towards promoting data protection compliance by publishing four sector-specific guidance...
View ArticleOffice of the Data Protection Commissioner Hosts Partners’ Breakfast Meeting...
Nairobi, Kenya, February 27, 2024 – The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, led by the Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait, MBS, hosted a partners’ breakfast meeting ahead of the upcoming...
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Data Commissioner Inaugurates Training for Data Protection Officers on Data...
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 24 – Today, Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait, MBS officially inaugurated a two-day training session on Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), targeting 120 Data Protection...
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ODPC Hosts Media Breakfast Meeting as Kenya Gears Up for NADPA AGM & Conference
Nairobi, Kenya, April 29 2024 – The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner today hosted a media breakfast meeting on the upcoming Network of African Data Protection Authorities (NADPA) Annual...
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Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy...
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 7 – The Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy Mr. Eliud O. Owalo, FIHRM, EGH, has called for digital sovereignty and data governance in...
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Data Commissioner Urges Humanitarian Organizations to Prioritize Dignity of...
VENICE, Italy, June 12 The Data Commissioner, Immaculate Kassait, MBS participated in a plenary session on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action at the Privacy Symposium Conference 2024 in Venice,...
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Kenya Set to Gain Economically from EU Adequacy Decision
VENICE, Italy 13th June 2024 – Data Commissioner has said that Kenya is expected to gain immense economic benefits should it attain an adequacy decision with the European Union following the launch of...
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ODPC Hosts Media Training on Editors to Enhance Understanding of Data...
MACHAKOS, Kenya, July 7 – The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) hosted editors from various media houses for a training forum on data protection which is aimed at enhancing...
View ArticleDeputy Data Commissioner Advocates for Data Privacy in Harnessing Data and...
NAIROBI, Kenya July 17 -Deputy Data Commissioner Oscar Otieno issued keynote remarks during the DataFest Africa24 hosted by AgaKhan University and Pollicy themed: Opportunities for all: Harnessing...
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Compliance with Data Protection Regulations in Wake of Growing AI Regulations
KWALE, Kenya, August 15 – The Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait, MBS has called for ethical considerations and adoption of principles of data protection when processing personal data using...
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ODPC leverages on partnerships with regulators, membership bodies and...
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 9 –In a bid to enhance data protection compliance, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner held a meeting with representatives from reglators, membership bodies and...
View ArticleDeputy Data Commissioner Rose Mosero Advocates for Data Protection in...
NAIROBI, Kenya 26th September – At the 41st International Association of Science Parks (IASP) World Conference on Science Parks & Areas of Innovation, Deputy Data Commissioner, Rose Mosero, HSC,...
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Data Commissioner Urges Balance of Security, Privacy, and Digital...
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 3 – Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait, MBS has stressed the importance of balancing security, privacy, and digital transformation as societies rapidly adapt to digital...
View ArticleEast African Community Data Protection Knowledge Exchange & Data Governance...
KIGALI, Rwanda October 17 – Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait, MBS, attended the 3rd East African Community Data Protection Knowledge Exchange & Data Governance Policy Framework Validation...
View ArticleData Commissioner Immaculate Kassait Addresses Regulatory Challenges of...
Jersey, Channel Islands October 31 , 2024 – Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait, MBS, participated in a plenary session on the regional challenges of disruptive technologies at the Global Privacy...
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