Moving personal data out of Kenya, lawfully
The practical routes available for transferring personal data out of Kenya without falling foul of the Act.
Short-form commentary and case notes on the regulatory shifts and disputes shaping Kenyan data protection and AI governance right now — each entry logged the way we log a matter file. For our longer, numbered analysis, see Practice Notes, Bills Review and Regulatory Analysis.
The practical routes available for transferring personal data out of Kenya without falling foul of the Act.
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Platinum Credit Limited v Data Protection Commissioner & Another · [2026] KEHC 7257
Chelete Credit Limited v Office of the Data Protection Commissioner & Another · [2026] KEHC 8533
Kenya Airways PLC v Obano · [2026] KEHC 7059
Republic v Office of the Data Protection Commissioner; BVB Lounge (Ex Parte); EKM (Interested Party) · [2026] KEHC 114
Paprika Limited v Office of the Data Protection Commissioner & Another · [2026] KEHC 8168
Bore v Alliance Leasing Limited & Another · [2026] KEHC 3191
Balicha v Platinum Credit Limited · [2026] KEHC 4735
Shah v Shah t/a John Cumming and Company & Another · [2026] KEHC 8674
Premier Credit Ltd v Office of the Data Protection Commissioner & Another · [2026] KEHC 9467
Taifa DT Sacco Society Limited v Otieno · [2026] KEHC 4944
Republic v Office of Data Protection Commissioner; HS & 2 Others (Interested Parties); GEI & Another (Ex Parte Applicants) · [2026] KEHC 3987
Irungu v Lintons Academy · [2026] KEHC 570
Chege v Sholei · [2026] KEHC 3911
Tirito v Murage t/a Murage Juma and Company Advocates · [2026] KEHC 3998
Otieno v University of Nairobi & 8 Others · [2026] KEHC 4814
Savla v Okonji · [2026] KEHC 9074
Barasa v CSI Energy Group Limited · [2026] KEHC 3274
Kipchirchir v Hornbill Rongai Limited · [2026] KEHC 5928
Matanta v Old Boma Limited t/a Saruni Basecamp · [2026] KEHC 3053
Githinji v Muhindi Mweusi Supermarket Limited · [2026] KEHC 7781
Tulia Amboseli Safari Camp Limited v Opiyo & 2 Others · [2026] KEHC 3415
Onduko v Squier & Another · [2026] KEHC 4642
Odhiambo & Another v Attorney General & Another · [2026] KEHC 3809
In re Estate of Samuel Kamau Nganga (Deceased) · [2026] KEHC 4183
Hair Manufacturing Limited (Darling Kenya) v Kirumba · [2026] KEHC 1382
Ouko v Independent Policing Oversight Authority · [2026] KEHC 7752
Thika Water & Sewerage Company Limited v Korir · [2026] KEHC 2725
Vihiga College of Business & Technical Training v Data Commissioner · [2026] KEHC 8304
Savla v Maralal Energy Limited & 2 Others · [2026] KEHC 1281
Mwaniki v Safaricom PLC · [2026] KEHC 8819
Wangai & 2 Others v Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy & 2 Others · [2026] KEHC 5690
Republic v Muthoni · [2023] KEHC 17976
Republic v Komba · [2026] KEHC 4850
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