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…
Read Full ArticleInnovation in Kenya: Why Corporations in Kenya/ Kenyan Corporations Should Engage with the Patent System.
To anyone who has interacted with news of innovation levels in Kenya, this might come as a surprise since Kenya has been and continues to...
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CIPIT Insights 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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Information Technology FIFTH GENERATION CELLULAR NETWORK (5G): LIMITLESS POTENTIAL AND INHERENT VULNERABILITIES
At the dawn of the new decade, perhaps the most anticipated technological breakthrough is not the progress of autonomous vehicles or the onset of smart...
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CIPIT Insights 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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Guest Post The Anti-Counterfeit Authority Operational Overlap in Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Goods and Services in Kenya
During past Jamhuri Day Celebrations, the Head of State issued an executive order to investigate intellectual property (IP) infringement and destroy counterfeits on sight. He...
Read MoreThe 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 MorePublic 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 MoreThe Data Protection Act as a tool for permitting innovation and consumer safety in Kenya’s digital finance market
By Mercy King’ori Introduction There is a common perception that the law clashes with innovation. The narrative as perpetuated by this perception is that the...
Read MoreDIGITAL RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS OF THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT (2019)
By Godana Galma INTRODUCTION The Copyright (Amendment) Act (2019) (the Act) introduced a Notice and Takedown (NTD) regime in the country’s legal system. Most jurisdictions...
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