ICT CS William Kabogo during the 2026 Data Privacy Conference in Mombasa County on Wednesday 28th January 2026. [Kelvin Karani, Standard] While progress seems limited in many parts of the world, this year’s Data Privacy Conference demonstrated Kenya’s growing maturity in digital governance. Two areas emerged as needing our attention: data governance in the security sector and election management. One of Kenya’s youngest independent offices, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, brought together over 100 leaders from state, corporate, academic, and civic sectors this week. Most argued that public trust is central to our digital future. As businesses, government…