Nairobi, Feb. 5 -- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is among government agencies that will be required to have its servers hosted locally, if proposed regulations come into force.

The Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Critical Information Infrastructure and Cybercrime Management) Regulations, 2024 provides for localisation of the country's critical information.

The IEBC conducts critical operations that include voter registration and voting.

"An owner of critical information infrastructure shall ensure that the information is located in Kenya," the proposed regulations state.

However, an owner of a critical information infrastructure who intends to have it located outside Kenya "shall apply to the National Com...