Government Committed to Safeguarding Personal Data Privacy and Security

The Ministry of Information Communications and the Digital Economy through the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) is committed to safeguarding personal data privacy and security, pursuant to the Data Protection Act of 2019.

ICT and Digital Economy Principal Secretary Eng. John Tanui pledged of the Ministry's continued support in ensuring that ODPC fully executes its mandate of safeguarding data privacy.

Eng. Tanui commended ODPC for the establishment of 9 regional offices and Huduma Centers countrywide in addition to its grassroots sensitization campaigns on data privacy and protection.

The PS spoke when he met ODPC senior management staff led by Data Protection Commissioner Ms. Immaculate Kassait and Deputy Data Commissioners Oscar Otieno (Complaints, Investigation and Enforcement) and John Walubengo (Compliance).

On her part Kassait noted that the office has been working in partnership with the Office of the Attorney General; the Communication Authority of Kenya; Konza Technologies Development Authority (KoTDA); the Media Council of Kenya; National Government Administration Officers and other key Agencies.

Walubengo noted that ODPC has since its inception addressed over 9,000 complaints with 250 of them having been determined in court and 120 enforcement notices issued.

ODPC is mandated with regulating personal data, ensuring the processing of personal data is guided by the principles set out in Section 25 of the Act; protecting privacy of individuals; establishing mechanism to protect personal data and providing data subjects with rights and remedies to protect their personal data from processing that is not in accordance with the act.

In attendance were ICT Audit Control Secretary Emmanuel Kata Kimeu; Secretary Administrator Jonam Kinama among other senior officials from the Ministry.