Mercy Wafula is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (IAPP) and a Certified Risk Professional with the Institute of Risk Management (IRM). She has accumulated experience in Privacy and Data Protection, Legal, Risk Management, and Policy and Regulatory Compliance from various roles in a Big 4 professional services firm and in the banking and insurance services industry in East Africa.

In the era of emerging data protection laws and regulations in Africa, she has played a pivotal role in helping these organizations create and implement data protection and privacy frameworks from the ground up. She possesses a profound understanding of the ever-evolving data protection landscape and has been a catalyst for change in the region.

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