Data protection waiver to spy on tax cheats

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The Finance Bill proposes to amend the Data Protection Act, 2019.

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The Treasury is seeking exemption for the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to access sensitive personal data such as details of properties owned and bank accounts without a court warrant.

The Finance Bill proposes to amend the Data Protection Act, 2019 to allow the KRA unfettered access to sensitive information held by data controllers and processors, including banks, telecoms operators, utilities, schools, land registries and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).

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