On November 6th, 2023, the government of Kenya declared November 13th, 2023, a National Public Holiday dedicated to a tree-planting and growing exercise led by President William Ruto. This announcement elicited different reactions, “A whole business day wasted! This must be a sick joke.”
In the age of digital transformation, data has become the lifeblood of modern economics. However, the collection, storage, and use of personal data come with inherent risks to individual privacy and data security. To address these concerns, many countries have enacted data protection laws aimed at regulating the processing of personal data.
The United States of America state department in 2014 categorised Kenya as safe haven for money laundering in Africa. The actual words were: “Kenya is categorised as a Jurisdiction/ country of primary concern in respect of money laundering and financial crimes1.” Despite Parliament having enacted the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act No. 9 of 2009 (POCAMLA)2, the same appeared to have had little effect on its intended objectives.