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5 Nov 2021
A sneak peek at China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)
On Monday, November 1, 2021, China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) took effect, months after it was promulgated by the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress. This...
22 Oct 2021
Hope for Improved ICT Infrastructure after High Court Orders Implementation of Initiatives to Aid Access to Justice
Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) has for years now been an enabler of Kenya’s economy and development. When the coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020, the government looked at ICT to provi...
15 Oct 2021
What next for Huduma Cards after court calls for data protection impact assessment
Data security came to play at the High Court in Nairobi on Thursday, October 14, 2021, after Justice Jairus Ngaah declared that the government’s decision of November 18, 2020, to roll out Huduma Car...
1 Oct 2021
Meetings in the Metaverse? The Endless Possibilities in the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020
The term Metaverse is used to describe a virtual space within digital environments such as online games, social media, and virtual reality. It is a network of always-on virtual environments in which p...
1 Oct 2021
Mergers & Acquisitions: Lessons to Learn From Rubis And Gulf Energy Dispute
Gulf Energy and Rubis Energy are battling in court over privacy and security issues that arose after an acquisition. Rubis Energy acquired KenolKobil in 2019, a transaction that enabled it to acquire ...
23 Sep 2021
Report on the ICT Practitioners’ Bill, 2020
The Information Communication Technology Practitioners Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 38 of 2020) seeks to establish a legal framework for the training, registration, licensing, practice and standar...
27 Aug 2021
Post BREXIT Data Partnerships: Kenya’s First ‘Adequacy Partnership/ Decision’?
The United Kingdom on Thursday announced their Post-Brexit approach to international data transfers which includes future partnerships with Kenya. India, Brazil and Indonesia are also in this priority...
20 Aug 2021
Court of Appeal stops Reggae
Today a seven-member Court of Appeal bench dismissed the BBI appeal. The seven judges are Daniel Musinga, Fatuma Sichale, Gatembu Kairu, Hannah Okwengu, Roselyn Nambuye, Patrick Kiage and Francis Tuiy...
16 Jul 2021
The draft Capital Markets (Investment Based Crowdfunding) Regulations, 2021.
The Cabinet Secretary to the National Treasury and Planning is proposing to make the Capital Markets (Investment Based Crowdfunding) Regulations, 2021. The Regulations will apply to investment-based c...
25 Jun 2021
Highlights of Kenya’s proposed National Addressing Law and Policy
The National Communications Secretariat is currently collecting views on the draft National Addressing Policy and the draft National Addressing Bill, 2021. These two instruments will enable the creati...
11 Jun 2021
Highlights of the Business Registration Services Draft Bill
The Business Registration Services has published several business laws amendments bills. They hope the amendments will address the necessary gaps and achieve a coherent legislative framework for these...
4 Jun 2021
Highlights of the Access to Information Regulations, 2021
Before the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the phrase “Serikali ni siri kali” (Government is a big secret) commonly described the futility encountered in attempts to receive inform...
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