Episode 71: In Data We Trust
Kenya currently has two draft Data Protection bills both tabled in 2018. One is a Senate Bill sponsored by senator Gideon Moi, while the other is a National Assembly Bill sponsored by the Ministry of ICT. The right to privacy is a fundamental human right. In Article 31, our constitution says that every person has the right to privacy, which includes the right not to have – their person, home or property searched; their possessions seized; information relating to their family or private affairs unnecessarily required or revealed; or the privacy of their communications infringed.
Today we’re joined by Lucy Mwangi, an ICT lawyer, to discuss the importance of data protection and privacy, the pros and cons of each draft bill, as well as best case practices (such as the GDPR – General Data Protection Regulations) we should aim for in our legislation. Press play!
Resources
Senate Data Protection Bill, 2018
Ministry of ICT Data Protection Bill, 2018
Privacy and Data Protection Policy 2018 – Kenya
Summary Comparative Analysis of Data Protection Bills 2018
General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR
What is GDPR and how will it affect you?
2 thoughts on “Episode 71: In Data We Trust”
Hey Brenda,
I came here looking for a new episode. But since it is not out yet, I’d like to say that although it’s been a week since I listened to this episode here, I was very impressed with your guest. In fact I have been very impressed with the quality of commentary on the show overall. I also notice how many times you’ve had women experts. I see you and I applaud you for it. Often media consults women on “womanly” issues: feminism, women’s health, family issues. Maybe education as well. You have women talking about those and other ‘masculine’ topics like taxes, food security, data protection, foreign policy, political organizing, ICT… just the whole gamut. You underestimate neither your guests nor your audience. And you show that we really don’t need to have manels on our TV and in our opinion columns in newspapers. We just need to do the work to include female voices and experts in good faith.
That’s definitely one of my favourite takeaways from this podcast. Kenyan women are out here doing their thing and winning at it. Thanks for being intentional in uplifting other women.
Thank you so much for the kind words Noni!! 😀 And yes, I hope to continue subverting the trend where women are only consulted when it comes to “womanly” issues. There is no shortage of women experts on almost everything, and for that, we are glad! Stay tuned!