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Kenya to go after foreign data privacy violators

Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait delivering a speech at Vila Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi on November 19, 2024 during celebrations to mark 5 years of Kenya's Data Protection act

Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

By  Brian Ambani

Business Reporter

Nation Media Group

Kenya is seeking the assistance of foreign governments to shut down apps that violate data privacy laws in Kenya.

Among those targeted are multinationals that operate in Kenya but store their data on servers in foreign countries beyond Kenya’s jurisdiction.

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