Hustler Fund and the data protection implications

On Thu, 1 Dec 2022 at 11:20, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:

> In addition, ICT is playing a key role in disbursement which brings to the
> fore whether the technology being used guarantees inclusion of all
> citizens. Do we have infrastructure coverage that will ensure no one is
> left behind. I guess this is where Waziri Odalo comes into the picture.
>
> Sent from my iPad
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> On 1 Dec 2022, at 10:59, David Indeje via KICTANet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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> The Hustler Fund is under the National Treasury.
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> On Thu, Dec 1, 2022, 10:55 AM Liz Orembo via KICTANet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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>>
>> These are very important questions Tevin. Which policy is the Hustler
>> Fund under? Which government agency is housing it?
>>
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>> On Thu, 1 Dec 2022 at 10:28, tevin mwenda via KICTANet <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
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>>> Dear listers,
>>>
>>> The Kenyan Government launched the much hyped hustler fund a digital
>>> lending platform. Credit will be accessible through various lending
>>> platforms such as M-PESA. Out of curiosity I can not help but wonder what
>>> are the data protection implications of the system. For example what data
>>> will be used as baseline to determine your credit worthiness. Is it data
>>> held by government, credit reference bureaus, the lending companies or we
>>> are starting from scratch ? Who will be the main data controller of the
>>> data collected is it government is it the companies. If it’s the government
>>> how much data will they have on Kenya and their credit worthiness and what
>>> are the implications of that. Who will store this data? Are their any data
>>> sharing agreements in place between the entities involved. What data
>>> subject rights have been provided and does the consumer understand them? It
>>> will be intresting to see how this develops and the discussion from a data
>>> protection perspective.
>>>
>>>
>>> nation.africa/kenya/news/game-changer-president-unveils-hustler-fund-today-4037806
>>>
>>> —
>>> Kind Regards
>>>
>>> Tevin Mwenda Gitonga
>>>