Compliance & Regulatory Advisory
Kenya's Data Protection Act requires most businesses that collect or process personal data to handle it in specific, legally defined ways — registration, consent, and security obligations included.
Help understanding what Kenya's data protection and other regulatory requirements actually mean for your systems, and what to do about it.
Why it matters
Avoid penalties
Understand what Kenya's data protection law actually requires before it becomes a problem.
Plain-language clarity
Regulatory requirements translated into what to actually do, not just what the law says.
A remediation plan, not just a report
Prioritized fixes, not a list of problems with no next step.
What this covers
- Translating data protection and sector-specific requirements into plain terms
- Identifying where current systems fall short of what compliance actually requires
- A practical remediation plan, prioritized by real exposure
Frequently asked questions
What does Kenya's Data Protection Act actually require of my business?
If your business collects or processes personal data — customer records, employee data, CCTV footage of visitors, anything that identifies a person — the Data Protection Act sets rules for how you handle it: registering with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) if you meet the criteria, getting proper consent, keeping the data secure, and being able to show how it's used. We review your specific situation against the Act and tell you exactly what applies to you, not a generic checklist.
Do I need to register as a data controller or data processor?
It depends on the volume and type of data you handle, and whether you're deciding how data is used (controller) or processing it on someone else's behalf (processor) — many businesses are both. We assess this as part of a compliance review and handle the registration question directly rather than leaving you guessing.
What's the difference between compliance advisory and cybersecurity advisory?
Compliance advisory is about the legal and regulatory side — what the Data Protection Act and other regulations require of you on paper. Cybersecurity advisory is about the technical side — whether your actual systems and defenses hold up. They overlap in practice (a security gap is often also a compliance gap), which is why we often recommend doing both together, but they answer different questions.
What happens if my business isn't compliant?
Non-compliance with the Data Protection Act carries real enforcement risk, including investigation and penalties from the ODPC, and separately, data breaches involving customer information carry reputational cost regardless of legal exposure. A compliance review tells you where you actually stand before either of those becomes a live problem.