Data Protection Bill Progress

Update: Kenya parliament must guarantee watertight data protection law
www.kbc.co.ke/kenya-parliament-must-guarantee-watertight-data-protection-law/

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On Thu, 11 Jul 2019 at 13:41, Rafe Mazer via kictanet <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Is there a plan for KICTANet to submit? Would like to weigh in on
> portability and a few other items.
>
> Rafe Mazer
> Consumer Protection and Behavioral Research Consultant
> Nairobi, Kenya
> +254 723950645
> @rkmazer
>
> On 10 Jul 2019, at 6:27 AM, S.M. Muraya via kictanet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
> GraceB, if possible, please find out where Parliament.go.ke post their
> online ads to encourage public participation. They might even have online
> forums to compliment in physical meetings?
>
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 9:06 AM Grace Bomu <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Please see notice on public participation. Deadline is 16 July.
>>
>> On Friday, 5 July 2019, S.M. Muraya via kictanet <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> One question (another on Monday:)
>>>
>>> Is this law tight enough to discourage a scenario in which we are
>>> subject to foreign laws (and parties) to access, say IEBC data?
>>>
>>>
>>> *Data sovereignty (Canadian comments)*
>>>
>>> publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/sct-tbs/BT22-213-2018-eng.pdf
>>>
>>> Regardless of where the cloud resources are physically located, when
>>> data is stored in a cloud environment, the stored data may be subject to
>>> the laws of other countries. As previously mentioned, CSPs (Cloud Service
>>> Providers) are hyper-scale providers that have global deployment. A CSP
>>> with foreign operations could be required to comply with a warrant, court
>>> order or subpoena request from a foreign law enforcement agency seeking to
>>> obtain GC data. This means that Canada cannot ensure full sovereignty over
>>> its data when it stores data in the cloud. Lack of full data sovereignty
>>> has the potential to damage the GC and third parties. Sensitive GC
>>> data could be subject to foreign laws and be disclosed to another
>>> government. Under some foreign laws, disclosure of GC data could take place
>>> without notice to the GC.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 3:17 PM Magdalene Kariuki via kictanet <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear listers,
>>>>
>>>> I hope that this email finds you well. Please see attached the
>>>> published Data Protection Bill before the National Assembly. Please note
>>>> also that the National Assembly is on recess starting this coming week for
>>>> the next 2 weeks.
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> Magdalene.
>>>> National Assembly- The Data Protection Bill, 20…
>>>> <drive.google.com/file/d/1jJLX4IQYbmJxG4TH3tk3YutYl91q-ljG/view?usp=drive_web>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 2:28 PM Alice Munyua via kictanet <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thank you GG
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5 Jul 2019, at 11:52, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <
>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear GB, Listers
>>>>>
>>>>> The clerk to the ICT committee has informed me that she is yet to
>>>>> receive the copy. She has however promised the hard copy should be
>>>>> available by Monday. There is no soft copy yet. Hopefully we will have it
>>>>> on Monday so that we can input.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Grace Githaiga
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Friday, 05-07-2019 at 09:58 Grace Bomu via kictanet wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Listers,
>>>>> It appears that the ICT Ministry Data Protection Bill was read for the
>>>>> first time in the National Assembly. See this story
>>>>> <www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001330606/cs-mucheru-clashes-with-senators-over-data-protection-bill>.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I cannot find the published version of the Bill online but came across
>>>>> this from the interwebs. If anyone comes across one that is authoritatively
>>>>> published, please share.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also please be on the lookout for the public participation from the
>>>>> National Assembly ICT committee. Otherwise, let us prepare to give input.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> —
>>>>> Grace Mutung\’u
>>>>> Skype: gracebomu
>>>>> @Bomu
>>>>> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> —
>>>>> Grace Githaiga
>>>>> Co-Convenor, Kenya ICT Action Network
>>>>>
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>>> —
>>> SMM
>>>
>>> *\”Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one
>>> who takes a city.\” Prov 16:32*
>>>
>>
>>
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