The regulation of fake news in Kenya under the coronavirus threat
April 4, 2020
Introduction In the wake of a pandemic, credible and accurate information serves as a lifeline, helping to ‘flatten the curve’…
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BLOGGING and CONTENT LICENSING
April 1, 2020
Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality. Dalai Lama Introduction In the age of social media and…
Blogging and Monetization
February 27, 2020
(This post forms part one of a new series on blogging and considerations that entrant bloggers face.) Blogs have been…
‘THE SOCIAL MEDIA BILL’: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO KICA TO REGULATE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
November 21, 2019
By Jackline Akello The Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill, 2019[1] seeks to amend the Act[2] to regulate the use…
Fakes and Pirates Online: Is it an Unregulated Space in Kenya?
May 7, 2019
Kenya continues to witness a steady exponential growth of internet access. The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), in its Third…
Intellectual Property in Kenya: Social Media Pros and Cons
November 1, 2017
Last semester I spoke to the 3rd Year Strathmore Law Class on the topic of Social Media. Being an intellectual…
Intellectual Property in Kenya: Social Media and Intermediary Liability
October 1, 2017
This semester I spoke to the 3rd Year Strathmore Law Class on the topic of Social Media. Being an intellectual…
Intellectual Property in Kenya: Protection of Social Media Platforms
September 1, 2017
This semester I spoke to the 3rd Year Strathmore Law Class on the topic of Social Media. Being an intellectual…
A Review of the Communications Authority Guidelines for Dissemination of Political SMS Text Messages and Social Media Content
July 18, 2017
By Francis Monyango** In the run-up to the 2013 elections, Safaricom announced that it would control political messaging distributed via…
New CIPIT Research: An Assessment of the Evolution of Kenya's ICT Law and Policy Framework
July 4, 2017
An article by CIPIT researchers Dr. Isaac Rutenberg, Douglas Gichuki and Arthur Gwagwa titled: “Historical Antecedents and Paradoxes that Shaped…