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Kenya: Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy's Cloud Policy

Progress

Current status
adopted
11 Dec 2024 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Kenya
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

11 Dec 2024
adopted

Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy released Cloud Policy encouraging entities to consider data residency, sovereignty and security

On 11 December 2024, the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy (MICDE) issued the Kenya Cloud Policy (2024). The policy emphasises transitioning from traditional on-premises data centres to cloud infrastructure, aiming to a…

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government

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