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May 29, 2026Njuguna Waitara

Biometric Access Control & the Kenya Data Protection Act: Your 2026 Compliance Playbook

Most Kenyan businesses that have installed biometric access control are processing sensitive personal data without ODPC registration, a DPIA, or explicit consent. Here is exactly what the Kenya Data Protection Act 2019 requires, what the ODPC can do, and what a genuinely compliant deployment looks like.

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