Data collection and management in the covid-19 era: A legal analysis of Ugandan legislation

Abstract

This article is an inquiry into the significance of database management viewed through the lens of COVID-19 infected persons. The article attempts at assessing the nature of the treatment given to data that was captured from cross-border migrants into Uganda during the pandemic in the course of the government’s attempts at controlling the further spread of the disease. The control measures instituted by many countries over the spread of COVID-19 were mainly premised on generating and utilizing data on migrations of persons from one place to another. The article highlights shortfalls in previous studies undertaken in the area of data collection and management and goes on to scrutinize the legislative structure in Uganda related to data collection and management. It then sums u p with recommendations on improving the legislative shortfalls.

Keywords: Data protection, Privacy, Collection, Management, COVID – 19