CIPIT’s report on the nature of information controls during election processes.
Elections are an area of great interest and concern in equal measure across many parts of the world. The proliferation of the internet and other...
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The Friendly Troll and Africa Podcast Day
It’s Africa podcast day and CIPIT would like to shed a spotlight on its podcast, launched late last year, The Friendly Troll.First things first, why...
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June 2019: 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),.z
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13th December 2019: The draft Data Protection Regulations 2020.
The Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Information Technology recently published draft regulations, the Data Protection (Civil Registrations)
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18th October 2019: Huduma Namba Judgement Summary
Kenya introduced digital ID vide an amendment to the Registration of Persons Act in December 2018.
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The regulation of fake news in Kenya under the coronavirus threat
Introduction In the wake of a pandemic, credible and accurate information serves as a lifeline, helping to ‘flatten the curve’ as some have termed attempts...
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Blogging and censorship
As defined in our earlier post, blogging is part of web content that allows people to create their own content and interact with content from...
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BLOGGING and CONTENT LICENSING
Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality. Dalai Lama Introduction In the age of social media and use of online platforms, blogging...
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DATA JUSTICE DISCUSSION WITH LINNET TAYLOR
The Centre of Intellectual Property and Technology (CIPIT) had the honour of hosting a Global Data Justice seminar on the 18thof February 2020 at Strathmore...
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