The Kenya Intellectual Property Bill 2020: An Open Public Participation Call
From the Preamble, it is a ‘Bill for AN ACT of Parliament to consolidate the laws relating to intellectual property, to provide for the establishment of the Intellectual Property Office of Kenya; to provide for its functions, organisation and administration;…
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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 MoreCIPIT’s report on the nature of information controls during election processes
By Jentrix Wanyama Elections are an area of great interest and concern in equal measure across many parts of the world. The proliferation of the...
Read MoreCIPIT launches checklist on privacy and security in Kenyan legislations
By Jentrix Wanyama Over the last couple of years, Kenya has experienced a significant surge in insecurity. Notably, the country has seen a rise in...
Read More#UBUNIFU – CIPIT PANEL ON THE STRATHMORE LAW CLINIC UBUNIFU INITIATIVE (PART TWO)
By Caroline Wanjiru and Cynthia Nzuki. As highlighted in our previous post (here), the Strathmore Law Clinic (website here) began an initiative known as the...
Read More#UBUNIFU – CIPIT PANEL ON THE STRATHMORE LAW CLINIC UBUNIFU INITIATIVE (PART ONE)
By Cynthia Nzuki and Jaaziyah Satar* The Strathmore Law Clinic kick-started an initiative known as the Ubunifu Initiative. This initiative is a project of the...
Read MoreCIPIT Hosts Novel Moot Court Competition on IT Law in East Africa
CIPIT’s bi-annual moot competition aims to be innovative and to attract teams from across East Africa, and the 2018 edition was no exception. This year’s...
Read MoreTHE CIPIT MOOT 2018
The Matter of Mangala & WAP -vs- The Guacamole Republic of Avocado (GRA) As promised, here is the account of the recently concluded CIPIT ICT...
Read MoreCIPIT at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights NGO forum
Lessons from the Forum on the participation of NGO’s in the 62nd ordinary session of the ACHPR at the Royal Suites Hotel, Nouakchott. CIPIT was...
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What have we learnt from studying 5 years of Internet Disruptions in Africa?
On the one side, countries are investing heavily on communication and transport infrastructure for economic connectivity yet easily reversing the marginal gains made by their...
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