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What is on the books and what is moving in Kenya across data governance, fintech and payments, cybersecurity, e-commerce, competition and digital taxation. Updated continuously from regulator sites, ministries and other official, verifiable sources.
Data Governance · 17 Aug 2026
Kenya moves to set the ground rules for artificial intelligence under its data protection law On 17 August 2026, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) of Kenya closed public consultati…
Data Governance · 6 Aug 2026
On 7 August 2026 , the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) published new licence conditions for Public Communications Access Centres (PCACs) , commonly known as cyber cafés and other public intern…
Digital Infrastructure · Draft
The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2025
The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by Hon. Marianne Jebet Kitany, MP for Aldai Constituency, seeks to amend the principa…
Data Governance · Enacted
Final Kenya Cloud Policy (2025) Implementation Guidelines
The Kenya Cloud Policy (2025) Implementation Guidelines establish a strategic and coordinated roadmap for public sector entities to transition from fragmented I…
Fintech & Payments · Enacted
The Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations, 2026
The Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations, 2026 (Legal Notice No. 134) establish a comprehensive legal framework to govern the virtual asset ecosystem in …
Data Governance · Draft
Draft Guidance Note on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
The Guidance Note on Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) serves as a technical manual for operationalising the legal requirement of "Privacy by Design and by …
Data Governance · Draft
Draft Guidance Note on Artificial Intelligence, 2026
The Guidance Note on Artificial Intelligence provides a comprehensive framework for data controllers, processors, developers, and deployers in Kenya to ensure t…
Data Governance · Draft
Draft Guidance Note on Emerging Technologies, 2026
The draft Guidance Note on Emerging Technologies addresses the data protection implications of rapidly developing technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT)…
Competition & Markets · Proposed
The Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2026
The proposed Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which officially entered its second reading stage in Parliament on 30th June 2026, seeks to modernise Kenya’s r…
Emerging Technology · Draft
The Draft Kenya Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies Policy
The Draft Kenya Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies Policy, published on 21 July 2026, sets out Kenya's proposed national policy framework f…
Emerging Technology · Proposed
The Kenya Intellectual Property Bill, 2026
The Kenya Intellectual Property Bill, 2026, is a legislative proposal currently undergoing parliamentary deliberation, having reached its second reading on 2nd …
Digital Infrastructure · Draft
Draft Kenya National Broadband Strategy 2025–2030
The Kenya National Broadband Strategy (NBS) 2025–2030 is a draft national roadmap that aims to achieve universal, affordable, secure, and high-speed broadband c…
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