Data Ethics in Kenya: Ministry of Education and National Exam Results

This paper analyzes Kenya’s strategy of publicly announcing the National Exam results with all the subject’s personal identifiers in place. As much as Kenya purports to be aware of, and to uphold the rights of individuals, this analysis reveals that the Ministry of Education is the prime violator of...

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Published inOPEN INFORMATION SCIENCE Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 143 - 146
Main Author Mutuku, Christine Mwongeli
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published De Gruyter 01.01.2022
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Constitution of Kenya
Data ethics
Data Protection Act
KCPE results
KCSE results
Kenya
Ministry of Education
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Summary:This paper analyzes Kenya’s strategy of publicly announcing the National Exam results with all the subject’s personal identifiers in place. As much as Kenya purports to be aware of, and to uphold the rights of individuals, this analysis reveals that the Ministry of Education is the prime violator of data ethics in Kenya. The paper suggests ways to uphold the Basic Rights of Kenyans and on the need to adhere to the Data Protections Act of 2019 as a basic requirement in handling student data both in school and at the institutional level.
ISSN:2451-1781
2451-1781
DOI:10.1515/opis-2022-0137