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Employee Monitoring and Workplace Privacy in Kenya: How Far Can Employers Go?

September 9, 2026June 18, 2024 by Charles Muriu Mathenge

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CCTV in the stockroom, software that logs keystrokes, GPS units in delivery vans. Employers have more ways to watch staff than ever, and employees increasingly ask where the line falls under Kenyan law. Can employers monitor employees in Kenya? Monitoring is not banned, but it is regulated. The Data Protection Act 2019 treats employee information … Read more

Workplace Data Privacy: Monitoring Staff Under the Data Protection Act 2019

September 9, 2026January 17, 2023 by Charles Muriu Mathenge

CCTV in the shop, email on company servers, a GPS tracker in the delivery vehicle: monitoring is easier than ever, and so is getting it wrong. The Data Protection Act 2019 applies to employee personal data like any other, and it reshapes what employers may collect, watch and keep. Setting the framework early avoids most … Read more