Use of Skin SIM Technology and Data Privacy in Kenya
Following our previous update on the Thin Sim debate in Kenya, the High Court made its ruling in the case of Legal Advice Centre aka...
Read MoreIntellectual Property Rights: the Key to Supporting Economic Growth? – A Different View
As African nations transition from resource to innovation-led knowledge economies it is critically important to raise awareness of the positive impact of IP and in...
Read MoreHashtags will not release our bloggers, knowledge of the law will!
‘Freedom to think as you will and to speak as you think are means indispensable to the discovery and spread of political truth’ Justice Louis...
Read MoreYou Will Need a License to Sell Stuff on Whatsapp: Thoughts on the Electronic Transactions Regulations 2016 by Communications Authority
Late last year, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) published six Draft Kenya Information and Communications Regulations inviting stakeholders and members of the public to...
Read MoreState Surveillance, Mixed Signals and Seven Years in Jail: Thoughts on Cybersecurity Regulations 2016 by Communications Authority
Late last year, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) published six Draft Kenya Information and Communications Regulations inviting stakeholders and members of the public to...
Read MoreLibraries, CIPIT and Safaricom Views on Intermediary Liability for Copyright Infringement
As many readers may know, there are currently no provisions under the Laws of Kenya that specially address the issue of intermediary liability. There are...
Read MoreReport on State of Blogging and Social Media in Kenya – Luncheon with US Ambassador
Last month, Kenya’s top bloggers (including yours truly) were invited by the US Embassy in Kenya for an official meeting dubbed “Luncheon with Bloggers” at...
Read MoreRecap of Prof. J. de Beer Lecture – A 20 Year Saga: The Role of the Judiciary in Shaping Canadian Copyright Law in the Internet Age
Last month, Strathmore University hosted Prof. Jeremy de Beer from University of Ottawa who found time to deliver a public lecture. His lecture traced the...
Read MoreApplication of Bitcoin Technology in Protection of Digital Intellectual Property
by Wanjiku Karanja The turn of the 21st century saw the creation and use of digital currencies i.e. internet based mediums of exchange that allow...
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