Uganda’s 2025 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill: A Turning Point for Creators’ Rights?
Introduction On 13 May 2025, the Parliament of Uganda conducted the first reading of the 2025 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill,1 (hereinafter the Amendment Bill) which proposes reforms aimed at domesticating international treaties such as the Berne Convention for…
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Data Protection The Default Gender in AI Assistant Technologies: Possible Impact on Women in Africa
Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant technologies such as digital voice assistants and chatbots have become increasingly ubiquitous and powerful in Africa. In a datafied society,...
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Data Protection The Gender Equality Mirage: From Human Bias to AI Bias in Digital ID Systems in Africa
Introduction Digital ID systems refer to systems that use digital technologies to capture, validate, store, transfer, identify and authenticate data of people. With the revolutionary...
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Data Protection An Overview of the Kenyan Law on Commercial Use of Personal Data
Commercial use of personal data or direct marketing has been defined as the ‘distribution of products, information and promotion by aiming interactive communication with the...
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Copyright Celebrating World IP Day 2023: Case of Taita Taveta Basket Weavers
The Intellectual Property (IP) world comes together every April 26th to celebrate world intellectual property day and consider how IP aids the global art scene...
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Artificial Intelligence AI & Children: Privacy, Trust, and Safety in the Digital Age
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and the increasing use of technology in our daily lives has made children’s privacy a growing concern.1 AI technology...
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Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Recordation of Pharmaceuticals: The Underlying Trademark Issues
The Anti-counterfeit Authority (ACA) announced, through Public Notice No.1/2022, the commencement of the implementation of the recordation of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), which was...
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Data Protection Legal Protections for Image Rights in Kenya.
Understanding Image Rights. Over the years, image rights have been considered in sports law in as far as it relates to athletes’ brand management and...
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Digital Identification An Overview of the Digital ID system and the Unique Personal Identifier in Kenya
In a statement released on 4th February 2023,1 the Ministry of Interior and National Administration announced that it had made progress over the last three...
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Artificial Intelligence Navigating the Intersection of AI, Data Protection, and Gender in Africa: A Feminist Approach
Introduction The African continent is witnessing significant progress in artificial intelligence (AI), as countries such as Rwanda, Kenya and South Africa invest in its development....
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