GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 4697

PURSUANT to section 8 of the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013, the Cabinet Secretary for ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs notifies the general public that a Regulatory Impact Statement on the proposed Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021 has been prepared to assess the impact of the Regulations on the community and businesses. The main objective of the proposed regulations is to facilitate the registration of data controllers and data processors pursuant to Part III of the Data Protection Act, 2019 (‘the Act’). Specifically, the Regulations seek to provide for— (a) the procedure for registration of data controllers and data processors; (b) the procedure for renewal of registration; (c) the charging of regulatory fees by the Data Commissioner; 2:54 PM THE KENYA GAZETTE 13th May, 2021 2160 2160 (d) the creation of offences for breaches under the Regulations; and (e) the imposition of fines by the Data Commissioner. This is therefore to request all persons likely to be affected by the proposed Regulations to submit written memorandum to reach the undersigned within fourteen (14) days from the date of publication of this notice to the email address dataprotectionregulations@odpc.go.ke. The draft Regulatory Impact Statement and the proposed Regulations are available on www.odpc.go.ke. Dated the 4th May, 2021. JOE MUCHERU, Cabinet Secretary for ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs.