The beneficiaries were to fly to Canada and Finland to advance their education and explore job opportunities there. It has a strong heritage in objective, truthful and candid reporting of the day’s political affairs. They decried being defrauded after failing to get the value of the monies that they entrusted the county with. The Daily Nation is Kenya’s and the region’s most widely read daily newspaper. The Swahili publication highlighted the events in Eldoret town where parents and students who committed to the airlift program organised by the Uasin County government took to the streets to demand refunds of their monies. Kindiki's position was supported by Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua, calling on Kenyans to aid the government. “Relevant security, financial services and data protection agencies have commenced inquiries and investigations to establish the authenticity and legality of the aforesaid activities, the safety and protection of the data being harvested, and how the harvesters intend to use the data,” he said. He said the suspension would be in effect until the government certifies the absence of any risk to the public. Jobless Uasin Gishu Graduate Hailed for Putting Governor Bii, Mandago to Task over Scholarship Saga On the other hand, Kindiki suspended the activities of Worldcoin and any other entity that may be engaging Kenyans. The ICT CS stated that despite the concerns over data security issues due to scanning people’s irises, Worldcoin is not breaching the Data Protection Act. In April, the office of the Data Commissioner got wind of Worldcoin and wrote them a letter to clarify what they wanted to do,” Owalo said. We have a fully-fledged Data Commissioner’s office charged with the regulation of data security and privacy. “This is something that started way back in April. Owalo disclosed that the Kenya Kwanza administration is aware of OpenAI’s operations in the country and sought clearance in April before the Worldcoin registration process began. The ICT CS defended the operations of Worldcoin in the country. Owalo, who heads the Information, Communication, and Digital Economy docket, and Kindiki of Interior, differed on the validity of Worldcoin operators to scan data from Kenyans. ![]() ![]() Kisii Man Breaks Down While Narrating How His Father Was Murdered by Robbers: "Hakua na Maneno"
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