Month: August 2019

Principles of Data Protection: Processing in accordance with the right to privacy

The right to privacy is a right enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 in Article 31 which states:- Every person has the right to privacy, which includes the right not to have– According to Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the right to privacy includes in part the right not to…
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Introduction to the principles of data protection

The Data Protection Bill, 2019 at clause 25 outlines 8 principles of data protection. The purpose of these principles is to give organizations, companies or persons who process personal data guidance on how to handle the data. The Bill places a duty on the data controller and processor to ensure compliance with the principles.  The…
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