Michael Murungi, an ICT legal expert, shares his thoughts on emerging issues in the interface between law, ICT and intellectual property.
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March 2010 By Michael M. Murungi After almost two decades of talk about constitutional reforms, the events of this year’s reform calendar are so far the closest that the country has come to enacting a new constitution. There is a lingering sense of optimism in the
November 2009 In September 2009, the Communications Commission of Kenya prepared fourteen sets of draft ministerial regulations governing the following aspects of regulation: Electronic transactions (digital signatures and domain names registration); compliance, monitoring, inspections and enforcement; broadcasting; consumer protection; dispute resolution; fair competition and equality of treatment;
A report of the decision of the High Court in: Wezan Radio Group Ltd v Communications Commission of Kenya High Court at Nairobi Lady Justice R.N. Sitati August 27, 2009 On August 27, 2009 High Court Judge Ruth Sitati issued an order allowing
By Michael MurungiJuly 25, 2009"There is an inherent technical difficulty in fashioning a legal framework that perfectly balances the spectrum of the legal rights and obligations that stand to be affected by the President’s directive..."On July 20, 2009, during an event to mark the tenth anniversary of the Communications
By Michael MurungiKenya’s Finance Bill, 2009, the Act of Parliament that is the legislative offshoot of the annual budget speech, has introduced the term “cheque truncation” into Kenya’s law. By an amendment to the Bills of Exchange Act (Chapter 27 of the Laws of Kenya), cheque truncation is defined
By Michael MurungiInternational conferences can sometimes be very dreary affairs. Conferencists who in the heat of their passion for international travel fail to establish a logical relationship between the subject of a conference and its relevance to their line of work will not find that lingering sense of fulfillment
By Michael M. MurungiBlack Beard must have been spinning in his grave in April 2009. A burgeoning piracy business on the high seas off the coast of Somalia climaxed into a made-for-the-movies standoff between the U.S. army and a group of pirates and in the same month, the entertainment
By Michael M. MurungiMarch 15, 2009Nairobi-KenyaIn Kenya’s recent legislative history, fewer pieces of legislation have enjoyed as much bad press as the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill (now Act) 2008 (The KCAA). Admittedly, when a colleague in the industry recently asked me to articulate the positive aspects of the Act,
A Presentation at the Banking & Payment Technologies Conference, East Africa, 17-19 February, Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi - KenyaBy Michael MurungiOn January 2, 2009, President Mwai Kibaki signed into law the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act, 2008. This law was the country’s boldest legislative intervention in the ICT industry
Prepared by Michael M. MurungiJanuary 2009A. About the Kenya ICT FederationThe Kenya Information and Communication Technology Federation (KIF) represents the ICT industry with Government and with private sector bodies such as the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA). KIF is a legally registered Association, made up of trade associations and
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