General abstract The theory of cross-fertilization harbours potential for prioritizing and guiding contemporary proposals on reforming the one-size-fits-all approach in GDPR-styled data protection law and practice in Africa. Introduction The…
Author: Nelson Otieno
Nelson Otieno Okeyo, a Kenyan Advocate, specializes in data protection law, data justice, and business and human rights. With a focus on compliance, he provides advice to clients in Kenya and beyond. Holding an LL.M. in cybersecurity regulation in EAC, he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in data protection impact assessments in Africa at the Chair of African Legal Studies at the University of Bayreuth. His research is part of a business and human rights project at the Centre for Human Rights, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. He has undergone certified data protection trainings, research fellowships, and has published legal works on data protection. He also serves as a trainer for the Advanced Human Rights Course in Data Protection in Africa at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria.
A New Digital ID Project Digital IDs are touted in the African Union Digital Transformation Strategy 2020-2030 as a tool for development. However, the roll-out and implementation of digital identity…
‘So far, the government’s attempts at regulating data processing activities of WorldCoin through suspension and investigations have been reactive, belated, lukewarm, and conflicted.’ I. WorldCoin’s operations In the first week…
COMMENT Nelson Otieno 13 May 2022 “Why Africa” Search Results Search results are enabled by algorithms that collect, organize, and categorize data into contexts to produce desired results. With this…
ANALYSIS Nelson Otieno 21 January 2022 Registration of Persons Act[1] is the legislation that provides for registration of Kenyans who have attained the actual or apparent age of eighteen years…
ANALYSIS Nelson Otieno 08 October 2021 The success of the European economic integration project has influenced similar efforts across the world. Notably, the European experience has proved that regional courts…
ANALYSIS Nelson Otieno 23 April 2021 Every regional integration arrangement has its ups and downs. One example being the East African Community (EAC). Yet, the prospects and challenges of integration…