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Recap: Day 2 of JKUAT Conference on Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

Editor’s Note: For a recap of Day 1, please see here. The final day of the #JKUATLawIP conference was kicked off by Shirley Genga, a...

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Treatment of Cyberbullying in Kenya's new Computer and Cybercrimes Act

By Rosine Mumanya** Cyberbullying in Kenya is an issue that can no longer be ignored. In the digital age, some argue that not enough attention...

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Recap: Day 1 of JKUAT Conference on Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

Nestled in the leafy suburbs of Karen lies Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) School of Law on the outskirts of Nairobi. On...

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Big Data and Microfinance in Kenya: Privacy Concerns in Alternative Credit Scoring Models

By Mercy King’ori** The era of digitisation has ushered in the development of many new technologies that have improved the way in which business is...

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Renewing the Call for a National Intellectual Property Strategy in Kenya

In a recent article by Dr Isaac Rutenberg and yours truly published in the Journal of Culture, Arts and Performance (JAHAZI) here we look at...

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New CIPIT Research: An Assessment of the Evolution of Kenya's ICT Law and Policy Framework

An article by CIPIT researchers Dr. Isaac Rutenberg, Douglas Gichuki and Arthur Gwagwa titled: “Historical Antecedents and Paradoxes that Shaped Kenya’s Contemporary Information and Communication...

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Communications Authority on the Spot over Network Facilities Provider License to Jamii Telecom

By Charles Opiyo** Recently, one of the local dailies had the following headline emblazoned upon it, “Tycoon gifted Sh5bn mobile phone license…” This story related to...

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Streamlining Public Transport in Kenya: A Commentary

by Wendy Muchai** The introduction of an e-payment system for the public service vehicles (PSVs) in the transport sector has been an idea embraced by some,...

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Copyright Board Obtains Court Order Stopping Music Society from Collecting Royalties

In earlier posts here and here, we explained how Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) appears to be engaged in an all-out war against Kenya...

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