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The Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021 were published by the Data Protection Commissioner in the Kenya Gazette on 14th January 2022. The Regulations provide the minimum thresholds for mandatory registration of data controllers and data processors (except for civil registration entities registered under separate regulations) and the procedure for registration. The definitions of a…

On 7th December,2021 President Uhuru Kenyatta assented to the Central Bank of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The amended Central Bank Act, 2021, gives the Central Bank of Kenya powers to license digital lenders in the country as well as ensure the existence of fair and non-discriminatory practices in the credit market. The Act mandates CBK to publish the regulations to…