Comments on Kenya Computer and Cybercrimes Bill 2017
The Computer and Cybercrimes Bill 2017 has undergone First Reading according to Parliamentary Standing Order 127 (3) and is currently committed to the Departmental Committee...
Read MoreComments on Draft Copyright Amendment Bill 2017
The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2017 is currently pending before Parliament (Committee stage). In the Bill, there are 13 areas of changes to the Copyright Act...
Read MoreInternet of Things for Agribusiness in Africa
by Njeri Waweru** The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a more integral part of the evolution of technology. It refers to a system of...
Read MoreHigh Court Upholds Citizens' Right of Access to Information on Pro-Government #GOKDelivers, #JubileeDelivers Adverts: Judgment in Katiba Institute vs President's Delivery Unit
‘We must appreciate as a nation that the right to access information is not a fringe right to other rights in the Bill of Rights....
Read MoreWIPO Setting Up External Offices in Africa – What to Expect
On 14 December 2017, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General Francis Gurry and Ambassador Audu Ayinla Kadiri, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the...
Read More12 Reasons to Apply for CopyrightX in Kenya: The GoDown Arts Centre and Code IP Trust
CODE IP Trust and the GoDown Arts Centre in Nairobi are members of the CopyrightX community, a growing network of affiliated courses offered by various...
Read MoreIntellectual Property Collateralisation in the Age of the Movable Property Security Rights Act: The Case of Nakumatt Supermarkets
By Victor B. Nzomo & Perpetua N. Mwangi** Nakumatt Holdings Limited (Nakumatt) is the proprietor of the largest supermarket retail chain in East and Central...
Read More2017 Highlight: New Path-Breaking Research on Competition Law in Kenya
In 2017, Kenya became the first country in Africa to adopt specific legislative provisions on ‘buyer power’ through the competition law framework. According to Competition...
Read MoreE-Commerce and the Law in Kenya: Domain Names, Trade Marks and Dispute Resolution
This semester, we kick off a brand new course for final year undergraduate law students on e-commerce and the law. This course aims at explaining...
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