ICT & Telecomunications Law in Kenya
A blog by mmurungi
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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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COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT THE KENYA COMMUNICATIONS (ELECTRONIC TRANSA
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;
BROADCASTING LICENCES: HIGH COURT ISSUES DIRECTIONS TO CCK
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
REGISTRATION OF MOBILE PHONE USERS: MAKING SENSE OF THE PRESIDENT
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
One Small Step for Paperless Cheques, a Giant Leap into the Unkno
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
LIFE, LIBERTY AND (THE PURSUIT OF) GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS
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
THE PIRATE BAY VERDICT - A LEGAL ANALYSIS
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
TEN REASONS TO SPARE A POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR THE KENYA COMMUNICATI
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,
ELECTRONIC CASH: TIME FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT IN E-COMMERCE LEGISLAT
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
MEMORANDUM BY THE KENYA ICT FEDERATION (KIF) IN POST-LEGISLATION
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
DISCUSSION POINTS FOR THE BREAKFAST MEETING OF THE KENYA PRIVATE
December 16, 2008, KEPSA Secretariat, Shelter Afrique, Nairobi By Michael M. Murungi Mr. Kevit Desai, the C.E.O., Kenya Private Sector Alliance, (left, facing front) presides over the breakfast meeting with Ms. Evelyn Rono (right), the secretary of the Kenya ICT Federation and also the External Affairs Manager, Kenya
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