By Staff Reporter
The Plenary of the House of Representatives have instructed the Committee on Post and Telecommunication to scrutinize a proposed law intended to safeguard individual privacy and ensure responsible data handling.
The House Plenary reached the decision on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, during the 9th day sitting of the 2nd Quarter of the 2nd Session of the 55th Legislature.
The Bill titled “An Act for the Collection, Processing, Transmission, Storage, Protection, and Use of Personal Information in Liberia” was submitted to the Legislature by President Joseph Nyumah Boakai.
The Bill seeks to guide the processing of all forms of personal information by both individual and entities handing these personal data in Liberia.
“The Bill seeks to govern the processing of all forms of personal information by both individual and entities handling the personal data of residents in Liberia, the ECOWAS Region, or beyond, including data controllers and processors.” Pres. Boakai communication noted.
The Bill, when enacted by the Legislature, will establish robust legal framework to safeguard personal data privacy, covering its collection, processing, transmission, storage, and usage and at the same time respecting the broader interest of the individual and state.
In another development, The Plenary of the House of Representatives has mandated its relevant committees on Health and Commerce to review two separate International Protocols on illegal tobacco trade production and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
The Protocols was submitted to the Legislature for ratification by President Joseph Nyumah Boakai of the Republic of Liberia on Tuesday, during the 9th day sitting of the 2nd Quarter of the 2nd Session of the 55th Legislature.
The Protocols include the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Production on the one hand, and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971.
The House of Representatives has now directed its joint committee on Health and Commerce to thoroughly review the instruments and provide recommendations within two weeks.
The Joint Committee Members are expected to assess the national implications, enforcement mechanisms, and alignment with Liberia’s existing legal framework before making a final decision on ratification.
