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27 Mar 2026
Neutral Intermediary or Duty-Holder? What the Meta Child Protection Decision Means for Tech Platforms
In a landmark development in the United States, Meta was found liable for its impact on children through social media, with a jury awarding around USD375 million in damages to the affected family. The...
19 Mar 2026
Examining Kenya’s Artificial Intelligence Bill Amid Geopolitical Pressure and Regulatory Challenges
Across jurisdictions, approaches to artificial intelligence (AI) governance are increasingly converging on flexible, principles-based frameworks. These frameworks aim to balance innovation with overs...
19 Mar 2026
INTERPOL Fraud Threat Report Signals a New Era of Global Financial Crime
The release of INTERPOL’s latest global threat assessment offers a sobering reminder that financial fraud is no longer a peripheral criminal activity. The second edition of the Global Financia...
13 Mar 2026
AI and Professional Integrity: Tools, Guardrails and Human Accountability
This week has been one for the books on the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). At the Kenya National Drama and Film Festival, adjudicators flagged alleged “cheating” through AI in script...
1 Feb 2026
Data Protection as a Strategic Advantage for Corporates
A strong foundation of trust in the collection, use, and protection of personal data is central to Kenya’s ambition to sustain its position as the Silicon Savannah. Mobile money has transformed fin...
19 Dec 2025
The 2025 Policy Year in Review
Introduction The year 2025 was characterised by heightened policy activity in Kenya amid persistent economic strain, accelerating digitalisation, and growing public scrutiny of how regulatory power ...
19 Dec 2025
Policy Outlook 2026: Key Issues to Monitor
Introduction As the world heads into an AI-driven 2026, there are several critical things to watch for, both risks and missed opportunities. China is pushing ahead with chip-making after elim...
5 Dec 2025
OpenAI and the Data Sovereignty Quagmire in the EU
Last week, OpenAI updated its data residency options worldwide where data can be stored ‘at rest’. Eligible customers using its API or setting up new ChatGPT Enterprise or ChatGPT Edu workspaces c...
21 Nov 2025
Power Beyond Politics: Why Kenya Needs a Coherent, Long-Game Energy Strategy Now
Kenya’s electricity debate often swings between political urgency and economic necessity, yet recent events reveal a more profound structural confusion. Two announcements within days of each other c...
31 Oct 2025
IP-Backed Finance: From Hidden Value to Bankable Asset
NCBA made headlines this week for collaborating with artists to co-create a new credit product aimed at financing artists and the creative industry, which contributes about KSh110 million to the econo...
31 Oct 2025
From Code to Capital: AI as a Corporate Financial Asset
“Forget artificial intelligence. In the brave new world of big data, it’s artificial idiocy we should be looking out for.” – Tom Chatfield Blindly delegating critical human judgment to syste...
24 Oct 2025
Double-Edged Sword: How AI Can Become a Risk for Businesses
“AI will be a force for good most likely, but the probability of it going bad is not zero per cent.” – Elon Musk, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept; it’s a cu...
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