Transcription of Kenya Data Protection Act - A Quick Guide 2021
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2021 Kenya data Protection ActQuick GuideKenya DataProtection Act 2021 Deloitte & , ,followsthepathtakenbytheEuropeanUnionin enactingtheGeneralDataProtectionRegulati on(GDPR) ,withthoseopposedtotheprocessraisingconc ernaboutthesafetyofcitizen : giveeffecttoArticle31(c)and(d)oftheConst itutionthatcontaintherighttoprivacy; establishmentoftheOfficeoftheDataCommiss ioner; regulatetheprocessingofpersonaldata, providefortherightsofdata subjects ;and obligationsofdata controllers (Personwhodeterminesthepurposeandmeansof processingofpersonaldata)and processors (Personwhoprocessespersonaldataonbehalfo fthedatacontroller).DataProtectionPrinci plesTheActrequiresDataControllersandProc essorstoprocessdatalawfully;minimisecoll ectionofdata;restrictsfurtherprocessingo fdata;requiresdatacontrollersandprocesso rstoensuredataquality; ,oncetheofficeoftheDataCommissionerisest ablished,organisationsmeetingthedefiniti onofacontrollerorprocessorwillneedtoregi sterassuch, Everydatacontrollerordataprocessorisrequ iredtoensurethestorage,onaserverordatace ntrelocatedinKenya,ofatleastoneservingco pyofpersonaldatatowhichtheActapplies.
The processing of personal data is exempt from the provisions of the Data protection Act if— i. exemption is necessary for national security or public order; ii. disclosure is required by or under any a written law or by an order of the court e.g. Anti Money
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