Part 2 of an ongoing series of reflections following Ficha Uchi Phase 4 This is the 2nd in a series of reflections from Ficha Uchi’s fourth phase, From Awareness to Action. Across our engagements in Lamu, Tana River, Taita Taveta and Kilifi, one key issue keeps surfacing: the growing circulation and exploitation of personal data.…
Part 1 of an ongoing series following Ficha Uchi Phase 4 This is the first in a series of reflections following Ficha Uchi’s fourth phase, “From Awareness to Action.” This instalment starts with exploring two questions we asked before the campaign began, and what it told us about how we needed to engage citizens on…
By Esther Njagi, Open Institute and Sharlene Muthuri, Amnesty International Kenya Amnesty International Kenya (AIK) and Open Institute (OI) have collaborated since 2020 to advance data governance, data protection, and privacy rights across Kenya and the wider region. Our joint work bridges the gap between data for development and data for human rights, demonstrating that…
In 2023, the Ficha Uchi Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) covered 9 counties, aiming to delve deeper into citizens’ perceptions of personal data. This is what we learned.
Most of us, if not all, have had someone politely call or message them asking for MPesa Refunds which often sound like, “Nancy, nimekutumia 5K kwa MPesa by mistake, naomba unirudishie.” (Nancy, I have erroneously sent you Kes. 5,000, kindly send it back) or “ Niko na mtoto hospitalini, ameumwa na nyoka. Please nitumie pesa…
Every day, we willingly or unwillingly disclose our personal information to individuals or organisations, often without awareness of how this data may be utilised. At the Open Institute, we have been educating Kenyans on how to handle their personal data more carefully, and what their data rights are, through a social media campaign dubbed #FichaUchi.…
The World Coin phenomenon has rightly brought to the fore the conversation on data privacy and how our sensitive personal information can be collected and misused. World Coin, a company whose parent Tools for Humanity has obtained a registration certificate from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner to collect Kenyans data, has been trending…
The Open Institute and Amnesty continue to lead the push for the championing of Data Protection and Data Rights in Kenya and beyond.
Launching two reports resulting from studies on data protection practices and regimes in Kenya and beyond, we look forward to engaging with more stakeholders on this key issue of our times.
#FichaUchi is a social media campaign that was aimed at demystifying the Data Protection concept by providing factual, age-appropriate information about Data Protection.
Our Executive Director, Al Kags, was featured on the Ole Law Podcast where the issues of active citizenship and responsive governments – our main mandate as an organisation – were discussed.
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