CEOs & Boards
Governance visibility and ODPC enforcement risk for Kenyan leadership teams
Data protection is no longer an IT concern - it is a board-level governance and enforcement risk. The ODPC is actively issuing enforcement notices. Dira gives executives and boards the compliance dashboards, audit evidence, and risk visibility they need to govern accountability without becoming DPA experts.
The ODPC has issued enforcement notices, conducted compliance audits, and levied fines of up to KES 5 million. Senior management cannot claim ignorance of DPA 2019 obligations. Boards need assurance that compliance programmes are operating, incidents are being managed, and accountability is documented. Dira provides the governance layer that turns compliance activity into board-level evidence.
Key challenges
DPA 2019 obligations for ceos & boards
ODPC enforcement and fine exposure
Fines of up to KES 5 million and ODPC enforcement notices create direct financial and reputational exposure for leadership. Boards need assurance - not assumptions.
Breach and reputational risk
A personal data breach that is not managed within the 72-hour ODPC window compounds the regulatory risk with reputational and media exposure. Response speed is a governance issue.
Cross-functional compliance ownership
DPA 2019 compliance touches legal, IT, HR, marketing, and operations. Without a centralised platform, the board cannot verify that obligations are being met across the organisation.
Compliance as competitive advantage
Enterprise customers, international partners, and regulated sector clients increasingly require demonstrated DPA 2019 compliance as a procurement criterion. Dira produces the evidence.
Products
Dira products for ceos & boards
Compliance Management
Board-level compliance dashboard - obligation tracking, scoring, and ODPC-ready evidence packs.
Breach Management
Structured incident governance with 72-hour ODPC accountability and immutable breach record.
Privacy Training
Organisation-wide training campaigns with completion rates for board reporting and ODPC evidence.
Maker-Checker Approvals
Four-eyes enforcement on sensitive actions - demonstrable governance for senior management accountability.
Records of Processing (ROPA)
The central accountability record the ODPC requests first in any audit or investigation.
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