ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Data Protection Act
57. Investigation of complaints
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
57. Investigation of complaints
(1)The Data Commissioner may, for the purpose of the investigation of a complaint, order any person to—(a)attend at a specified time and place for the purpose of being examined orally in relation to the complaint;(b)produce such book, document, record or article as may be required with respect to any matter relevant to the investigation, which the person is not prevented by any other enactment from disclosing; or(c)furnish a statement in writing made under oath or on affirmation setting out all information which may be required under the notice.(2)Where material to which an investigation relates consists of information stored in any mechanical or electronic device, the Data Commissioner may require the person named to produce or give access to it in a form in which it can be taken away and in which it is visible and legible.(3)A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails or refuses to comply with a notice, or who furnishes to the Data Commissioner any information which the person knows to be false or misleading, commits an offence.