The Friendly Troll and Africa Podcast Day
By Mitchel Ondili It’s Africa podcast day and CIPIT would like to shed a spotlight on its podcast, launched late last year, The Friendly Troll....
Read MorePublic Participation for Digital Hailing Service Rules 2020
By Mercy King’ori The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has developed The Traffic (Digital Hailing Service) Rules, 2020. The aim of the Rules is...
Read MoreThe Data Protection Act as a tool for permitting innovation and consumer safety in Kenya’s digital finance market
By Mercy King’ori Introduction There is a common perception that the law clashes with innovation. The narrative as perpetuated by this perception is that the...
Read MoreDIGITAL RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS OF THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT (2019)
By Godana Galma INTRODUCTION The Copyright (Amendment) Act (2019) (the Act) introduced a Notice and Takedown (NTD) regime in the country’s legal system. Most jurisdictions...
Read MoreLawyers’ Hub meet up on ‘Taxing the digital economy’
By AbdulMalik Sugow & Jentrix Wanyama On 24th January 2020, the Lawyers Hub held its first #LawTechMeetUp of the year, which was live streamed to...
Read MoreLAWYERS HUB TRAINING ON DATA PROTECTION AND THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)
By Jackline Akello The recently enacted Data Protection Act, 2019 has brought about the need to enlighten stakeholders about its implication on personal data. The...
Read MoreThe Muddle that is Africa and Privacy
By Beatrice Mungai Since the turn of the millennium, privacy has increasingly become a major concern within the continent. With most governments embracing technology and...
Read MoreOrigin of Man, Creation Theory and Patent Law in Kenya: What would it look like?
By Caroline Wanjiru Intellectual property is a product of human creativity. How ideas are expressed. But how far back can we trace creativity? It begun...
Read MoreLooking Back, Forging Ahead: A Look at ICT processes, laws and policies in Kenya, 2019
By Mercy King’ori Introduction The previous year was eventful for Kenya in terms of national processes that relied on information and communication technologies (ICTs) for...
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