Hi Alex,

That is correct, this is also a common practice in other jurisdictions, maybe the data protection act will be a game changer.

Regards

On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:40 Alex Watila <awatila@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

Good morning,

It’s not clear to me if the Kenyan law prohibits them from doing that.

 

Regards,

 

From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+awatila=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke> On Behalf Of Barrack Otieno via kictanet
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Good conversations, DCI might be doing this innocently to show that they are working and also to deter potential criminals. The best way to resolve this is through Capacity building.

 

Best Regards

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DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) tweeted at 6:23 pm on Fri, Nov 16, 2018:
#ARRESTED|Detectives from the Serious Crime Unit have Today afternoon arrested four young men who created a website similar to Uwezo Fund and using the name of the @FirstLadyKenya, defrauded applicants millions of shillings after they sent an application fee for loan processing. https://t.co/5GBi6ZkxPV
(https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1063452464446353408?s=03)

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