Author: Meshack Masibo

I am a creative, a tech enthusiast and a futurist. I love seeing imagination come to life through tech and passionate about using my skills to ensure that imagination does not triumph over human decency. This is why I enjoy advocating for data privacy and data ethics. I am an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya called to the Bar in 2021. I received my Law Degree from Kenyatta University in 2018 and my Post Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law in 2020. I find joy in learning, engaging in intellectually stimulating conversations and playing chess. I am driven by the desire to use my voice to leave society better than I found it.

Privacy in the Wake of Digital Lending and Surveillance Technologies

In 2019, the Data Protection Act was enacted into law after over a decade of efforts to bring it to life. It is the operative legislation that governs how personal data is protected in Kenya. It is also backed up by three sets of regulations passed into law in 2021. The Act also established the […]

How SIM Card Re-registration Violates the Data Protection Act in Kenya

The past few weeks have been abuzz with public outcry over the call to update SIM registration details for all sim card owners by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK). The move has been touted as a step towards improving national security by establishing a comprehensive registry of sim cards and their owners. It is […]

Voter Data and the Ballot: The Impact of the Data Protection Act on Kenya’s 2022 General Election

The election period in Kenya has always been a high stakes and tense atmosphere. Equally, the uptake of technology and the arising issues of data storage, accessibility and transparency have also grown increasingly controversial in recent years. When the two concepts react together it often leads to an explosive mixture of high-octane politics, immersive litigation […]