Taking Stock during Covid 19 Era: Tracking the influence of intellectual property rights in curbing the pandemic
What began as a virus solely affecting residents of Wuhan, China in December 2019 has substantially spread and is now a global pandemic according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The virus commonly referred to as COVID-19 has had tragic…
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Taking Stock during Covid 19 Era: Tracking the influence of intellectual property rights in curbing the pandemic
By Caroline Wanjiru Muchiri Introduction What began as a virus solely affecting residents of Wuhan, China in December 2019 has substantially spread and is now a global pandemic according to...
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Leveraging Intellectual Property Law to Enhance Kenya’s Manufacturing Capacity in the Corona Virus Disease (“COVID 19”) Era
Introduction On 29th March 2020, The Ministry of Health (“MoH”) indicated that the government had initiated plans to manufacture Protective Personal Equipment (“PPE”) materials locally...
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Leveraging Intellectual Property Law to Enhance Kenya’s Manufacturing Capacity in the Corona Virus Disease (“COVID 19”) Era
By Perpetua Mwangi* and Chrispin Bosire* “The World can be happy that scientific resources have been mobilized so quickly without capitulating to false IP claims…”[1] -Brook Baker Introduction...
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The regulation of fake news in Kenya under the coronavirus threat
Introduction In the wake of a pandemic, credible and accurate information serves as a lifeline, helping to ‘flatten the curve’ as some have termed attempts...
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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 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 MoreWhat Does a Data Protection Law Mean for the B2C Relationship? Exploring a possible Life-Cyle.
Data protection is definitely in vogue in Africa. This may be a response to the economic potential of having robust data protection safeguards, and the...
Read MoreInternet Governance Forum 2017 Day 1
After dealing with the long queues and accreditation process at the United Nations (UN) Palais Des Nations, the first session on the radar was titled...
Read MoreFair Dealing, Book Piracy and Anti-Photocopying Debate in Kenya
As readers may know, there have been several media reports by book publishers, book authors and their supporters raising an alarm about the rising levels...
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