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Kenya’s Senate publishes an AI bill creating an AI Commissioner

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Source: Parliament of Kenya (bill digest)Also reported by EY Global Tax News

Kenya’s Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026, a Senate bill, proposes an independent Office of the Artificial Intelligence Commissioner to run risk assessments, conformity audits and post-market surveillance, a risk-based classification of AI systems, and duties for high-risk systems including risk and human rights impact assessments, human oversight, transparency and traceability. Senator Karen Nyamu sponsors it; it had its first reading on 2 April 2026 and is not yet law.

Why it matters

Kenya could become one of the first African countries with a statutory AI regulator if parliament passes the bill.

When
19 Feb 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0193
Where
Kenya
Who
Senate of Kenya

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Parliament of Kenya (bill digest) and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 10 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0193: “Kenya’s Senate publishes an AI bill creating an AI Commissioner.” wheresthe.ai, 19 Feb 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/ke-senate-artificial-intelligence-bill-2026-02/ (source: Parliament of Kenya (bill digest)).

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