How the EU’s Digital Omnibus Offers Kenya a Lesson in Regulating AI

Author: Brenda MainaPublished on: November 2, 2026Country: Kenya

TechnologyPolitics

How the EU’s Digital Omnibus Offers Kenya a Lesson in Regulating AI

The European Commission unveiled its Digital Omnibus package on November 19, 2025, aiming to simplify EU digital rules and requirements for AI, data and cybersecurity while retaining fundamental safeguards. As Kenya implements its National AI Strategy 2025–2030, it should apply risk-based, proportionate regulation, avoid duplicative oversight and make regulatory sandboxes practical. Supervised testing could uncover algorithmic bias, privacy breaches and cybersecurity vulnerabilities before commercial deployment, while helping regulators build technical expertise.

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