Kenya: Business registration requirement in Data Protection Act
Progress
Current status
in force
25 Nov 2019 in force
08 Nov 2019 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Kenya
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Business registration requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Data Protection Act including business registration requirement entered into force
On 25 November 2019, Data Protection Act, 2019 entered into force. The Act mandates that data controllers and data processors must register with the Data Protection Commissioner. Registration is required for those processing personal data, with thre…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government
President signed Data Protection Act including business registration requirement
On 8 November 2019, the President endorsed the text for the Data Protection Act, 2019. The Act mandates that data controllers and data processors must register with the Data Protection Commissioner. Registration is required for those processing pers…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
signing
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government