Kenya: Senators Push for Regulation of Phone Vendors to Safeguard Customer Data

Members of the Senate have called for the reinforcement of data regulations in the country to regulate vendors selling phones under the instalment scheme, commonly referred to as ‘lipa polepole’.

Speaking during a Senate proceeding on Tuesday, May 13, the Narok Senator, Ledama Ole Kina, claimed that some vendors of these devices are trading customers’ personal data to third parties, compromising citizens’ data privacy rights.

According to Ledama, Members of Parliament, led by the…