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 others. Censorship places limits on the ideas that can be shared as part of that…
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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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The Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act Judgment: A Digest
Snapshot of the judgement Issue Finding of the court That the two-thirds gender rule would not be met in the National Computer and Cybercrimes Co-ordinationCommittee...
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COMMENTARY ON THE DRAFT DATA PROTECTION (CIVIL REGISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2020.
The regulations are divided into six parts covering respectively; Preliminary, Data Protection Principles, Rights of the data subject, Obligations of the civil registration entity, Security...
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HUDUMA NAMBA JUDGEMENT SUMMARY
Kenya introduced digital ID vide an amendment to the Registration of Persons Act in December 2018. The amendment introduced the National Integrated Identity Management System...
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Blogging and Monetization
(This post forms part one of a new series on blogging and considerations that entrant bloggers face.) Blogs have been recognised as one of the...
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Public 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 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...
Read MoreNet 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 MoreProtecting the gift to the world: Reflections on the state of photography laws in Kenya
By Jentrix Wanyama* When the French government purchased the first photography patent, photography was declared ‘a gift to free the word’. These words would turn...
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