It's not necessarily personal data. It is my understanding that they/KRA are doing this in phases...currently, they are focusing on pay bills. KRA can present it's case to SafariCom under the precept that they want to make sure that the vendors are in compliance with tax laws. Remember, the law is an $$s....so they can argue their case in a very persuasive way. What does the Data Protection law state in regard to regulatory compliance and corporate institutions mandate? Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 19:13:28 +0300 Subject: Re: [kictanet] KRA's radical plan to catch tax cheats From: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke CC: ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk To: lnjogu@hotmail.com Walu,Listers What KRA is proposing IS to get and process PERSONAL DATA.As Walu says,the best international practice is to enact Data Protection laws before contemplating what KRA is proposing. John Kariuki Sent from my Huawei Mobile -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [kictanet] KRA's radical plan to catch tax cheats From: Walubengo J via kictanet To: ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk CC: Walubengo J Good strategy from KRA... Big problem for Citizen data/Data Privacy. As a country, we should first enact the Data Protection Act before trying to force Safarcom to share data that does not legally belong to them. Otherwise soon, KRA will want to know what you did with your credit card, medical insurance card, debit card etc - all with the good intention of raising our national tax revenue. But remember, what the CBK governor told citizen 'Baba'? Cant share client data without express permission from the data owner :-) Safcom can - and if they follow international best practice - will likely do the same to KRA.walu. From: Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmutungu@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 2:09 PM Subject: [kictanet] KRA's radical plan to catch tax cheats Listers, KRA is targeting mobile money as part of the agency’s financial data gathering scheme that is meant to monitor businesses and individuals who are not paying their fair share of taxes.People familiar with the plan said the taxman is at an advanced stage of rolling out a number crunching mechanism that will use electronic data to suggest incomes of those using mobile money to pay bills and make purchases.Full article here: http://www.nation.co.ke/business/KRA-radical-plan-to-catch-tax-cheats/-/996/... Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lnjogu%40hotmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.