Gideon Moi Bill seeks to protect vital personal data

Senate ICT committee chairman Gideon Moi has proposed a law targeting government and private agencies in the war against data misuse. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Heads of private and public institutions who share personal data of their employees or clients risk being jailed or paying steep fines, if a bill currently before Senate becomes law.

The Data protection Bill, 2018 seeks to protect personal data from misuse by government and private agencies.