US EditionKenya: Parliament Rejects Proposal to Give KRA Sweeping Access to Personal Data
- The Finance and Planning Committee of the National Assembly opposed Clause 52 of the 2025 Finance Bill, which aimed to permit the Kenya Revenue Authority unrestricted access to personal data in Nairobi without obtaining consent.
- The committee argued this rejected clause was unnecessary given Kenya's existing data protection laws and legal oversight mechanisms requiring court warrants.
- The proposal faced backlash from stakeholders including the Law Society of Kenya, KPMG, and civil society, who warned it undermined due process, privacy, and fair adjudication.
- Committee Chairman Kimani Kuria said the clause violated constitutional privacy rights under Article 31 and , calling its bypass of judicial scrutiny both redundant and unlawful.
- The rejection signals a balance sought between tax enforcement and individual rights, and debate with potential amendments on the Finance Bill, 2025, is ongoing in Parliament.
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Kenya: Parliament Rejects Proposal to Give KRA Sweeping Access to Personal Data
Nairobi -- The National Assembly's Finance and Planning Committee has rejected a contentious clause in the Finance Bill, 2025, that sought to grant the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) sweeping powers to access personal data from third parties without consent.
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