Kenya: Data localisation requirement in Data Protection Act
Progress
Current status
in force
25 Nov 2019 in force
08 Nov 2019 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Kenya
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Data Protection Act including data localisation requirement entered into force
On 25 November 2019, Data Protection Act, 2019 entered into force. The Act grants the Cabinet Secretary the authority to mandate that certain types of data processing occur only through servers or data centres located in Kenya for strategic interest…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government
President signed Data Protection Act including data localisation requirement
On 8 November 2019, the President endorsed the Data Protection Act, 2019, which includes provisions on data localisation. The Act grants the Cabinet Secretary the authority to mandate that certain types of data processing occur only through servers …
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
signing
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government