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Kenya Data Protection Act (KDPA 2019) Audits & DPIA Services

Protect your business from fines up to KSh 5,000,000 under the Kenya Data Protection Act. We guide Kenyan enterprises through statutory Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) registrations, and technical data security hardening.

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1. The Legal Problem

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) actively audits and penalizes Kenyan companies collecting customer names, phone numbers, M-Pesa records, biometric data, or employee files without statutory registration, valid consent mechanisms, and mandatory DPIA filings.

2. The Cost of Inaction

Section 63 of the KDPA 2019 authorizes statutory penalty notices of up to KSh 5,000,000 or 1% of annual turnover for non-compliance. In addition, public ODPC enforcement notices damage corporate credibility and disqualify your company from winning enterprise and government procurement tenders.

3. The HarLyn Engineered Solution

We provide end-to-end legal and technical compliance consulting led by CompTIA Security+ certified analyst Nazline Mwita:

Statutory DPIA Filings: Drafting mandatory Section 31 Data Protection Impact Assessment dossiers.
ODPC Registration: Complete filing assistance to register as a Data Controller or Processor.
Technical Data Hardening: Automated data redaction, database encryption, and role-based permissions.
Consent & Privacy Policies: Fully compliant terms of service, cookie notices, and DSAR workflows.

4. Step-by-Step Implementation Process

STAGE 01

Data Inventory

Map every personal data collection touchpoint in your stack (Week 1).

STAGE 02

DPIA Drafting

Evaluate risks and draft the formal statutory DPIA document (Week 2).

STAGE 03

Technical Hardening

Deploy required consent forms, encryption, and access controls (Week 3).

STAGE 04

ODPC Filing

Submit registration and deliver complete compliance dossier (Week 4).

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Which businesses in Kenya are required to conduct a DPIA?

Under Section 31 of the KDPA 2019, any organization processing personal data on a large scale, using automated profiling/AI, processing health or financial records, or tracking location data must conduct and submit a DPIA to the ODPC.

Q: Does our company need to register with the ODPC?

If your organization processes personal data and has an annual turnover above KSh 5,000,000 or employs more than 10 staff, registration with the ODPC as a Data Controller or Processor is mandatory by law.

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