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The Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act Judgment: A Digest

Snapshot of the judgement Issue Finding of the court That the two-thirds gender rule would not be met in the National Computer and Cybercrimes Co-ordinationCommittee...

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Digital surveillance in health emergencies

Like many of her African counterparts, Kenya faces unique challenges and opportunities in battling the Coronavirus. Due to high unemployment, many people survive on income...

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The Draft Registration of Persons (NIIMS) Regulations 2020

Following the judgement in the case of Nubian Rights Forum & 2 others v Attorney General & 9 others (Huduma Namba case), the Ministry of...

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COMMENTARY ON THE DRAFT DATA PROTECTION (CIVIL REGISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2020.

The regulations are divided into six parts covering respectively; Preliminary, Data Protection Principles, Rights of the data subject, Obligations of the civil registration entity, Security...

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Innovation in Kenya: Why Corporations in Kenya/ Kenyan Corporations Should Engage with the Patent System.

To anyone who has interacted with news of innovation levels in Kenya, this might come as a surprise since Kenya has been and continues to...

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HUDUMA NAMBA JUDGEMENT SUMMARY

Kenya introduced digital ID vide an amendment to the Registration of Persons Act in December 2018. The amendment introduced  the National Integrated Identity Management System...

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FIFTH GENERATION CELLULAR NETWORK (5G): LIMITLESS POTENTIAL AND INHERENT VULNERABILITIES

At the dawn of the new decade, perhaps the most anticipated technological breakthrough is not the progress of autonomous vehicles or the onset of smart...

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Blogging and Monetization

(This post forms part one of a new series on blogging and considerations that entrant bloggers face.) Blogs have been recognised as one of the...

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The Anti-Counterfeit Authority Operational Overlap in Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Goods and Services in Kenya

During past Jamhuri Day Celebrations, the Head of State issued an executive order to investigate intellectual property (IP) infringement and destroy counterfeits on sight. He...

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