Net Neutrality: a brief
By Jaaziyah Satar and Malcolm Kijirah Net neutrality is the concept of free access to the internet. Net neutrality has many advantages and disadvantages. The...
Read MoreThe Principle of Accuracy: Section 25 (e) of the Data Protection Bill
By Jackline Akello The following post is the third of CIPIT’s analysis of the data protection principles provided for under section 25 of the Data...
Read MoreHUDUMA NAMBA BILL ANALYSIS
The Huduma Namba draft bill (“the Bill”) was introduced in July 2019 against the backdrop of a petition that challenged the recent amendments to the...
Read MorePurpose Limitation and Data Minimization in the 2019 Data Protection Bill
By Alex Gatawa* The following post is the second of CIPIT’s analysis of the data protection principles provided for under section 25 of the Data...
Read MorePrivacy expanded: What is the right to privacy, as required in the Data Protection Bill?
This is the first in a series of blogs where the CIPIT team analyses the principles of data protection as provided in Section 25 of...
Read MorePublic Participation and Data Protection
Last year, CIPIT hosted a series of public participation fora over three months in response to a request for comment on a proposed Data Protection...
Read MoreThe 2019 Data Protection Bill: A step in the right direction?
By Grace Bomu* CIPIT welcomes the publication of the Data Protection Bill by Kenya’s National Assembly. The center has been involved in policy development for...
Read MoreWhat Does a Data Protection Law Mean for the B2C Relationship? Exploring a possible Life-Cyle.
Data protection is definitely in vogue in Africa. This may be a response to the economic potential of having robust data protection safeguards, and the...
Read MoreCIPIT Hosts Novel Moot Court Competition on IT Law in East Africa
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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