Kenya’s move to enact data privacy legislation timely

Do you give out your personal information randomly and willfully? Do you inquire why the information is being collected and the purpose for collecting it? More interestingly, does your business collect personal information from clients? Do you seek consent before collecting it? Do you explain the purpose for collecting such information? How long do you store the information?

Victim or villain, this one is for you because the days of using consumer’s personal information in a laissez faire manner are numbered, the writing is indeed on the wall. Article 31 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 guarantees the right to privacy which includes the right not to have information relating to one’s family or private affairs unnecessarily revealed or the privacy of one’s communications infringed.