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Leveraging Intellectual Property Law to Enhance Kenya’s Manufacturing Capacity in the Corona Virus Disease (“COVID 19”) Era

Introduction On 29th March 2020, The Ministry of Health (“MoH”) indicated that the government had initiated plans to manufacture Protective Personal Equipment (“PPE”) materials locally...

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Leveraging Intellectual Property Law to Enhance Kenya’s Manufacturing Capacity in the Corona Virus Disease (“COVID 19”) Era

By Perpetua Mwangi* and Chrispin Bosire* “The World can be happy that scientific resources have been mobilized so quickly without capitulating to false IP claims…”[1] -Brook Baker Introduction...

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Licensed Traffic Prioritization? Internet Usage in the Wake of a Pandemic & Net Neutrality

While these measures are crucial, the importance of maintaining productivity so as to prevent future economic woes has also been recognised. A number of schools,...

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Licensed Traffic Prioritization? Internet Usage in the Wake of a Pandemic & Net Neutrality

By Abdulmalik Sugow Since early this year, the world has been facing a devastating pandemic that has significantly altered how people live and work. Following the...

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THE USE OF AUTOMATION IN COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT: A SLIPPERY SLOPE

The Copyright (Amendment) Act (2019) (the Act)introduced a host of reforms to the national copyright regime. One of the more notable changes was the introduction...

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THE USE OF AUTOMATION IN COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT: A SLIPPERY SLOPE

By Godana Galma INTRODUCTION The Copyright (Amendment) Act (2019) (the Act)introduced a host of reforms to the national copyright regime. One of the more notable changes was the...

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Intellectual Property Rights in Pandemics: The Case of the Novel Corona Virus in Developing Countries

Background  The novel Coronavirus has spread from China to other countries in the world. The virus which was first detected in December 2019 in the Wuhan...

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CIPIT Hosts Novel Moot Court Competition on IT Law in East Africa

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]CIPIT’s bi-annual moot competition aims to be innovative and to attract teams from across East Africa, and the 2018 edition was no exception. This year’s...

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CIPIT launches checklist on privacy and security in Kenyan legislations

Over the last couple of years, Kenya has experienced a significant surge in insecurity. Notably, the country has seen a rise in terror attacks and...

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