The life of a Kenyan in 2021 is a big data-mining game. Personal information is shared in the course of financial transactions for e-commerce and dial-deliveries which have now become the norm due to the influx of motorcycles.
IntroductionWhen we first heard of COVID-19 and how it was ravaging Europe, we did not think that it would have a great impact on our laws, especially digital rights. The expectation was more on the…
Kenyans were recently treated to a MTV Cribs show by a teenager on Snapchat/a social media site. This is a recent trend which often starts out as innocent fun with friends(presumably) where youth do a virtual tour of where they live.
Unfortunately in the recent incident, it ended up beyond Snapchat and onto WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube with queries on her source of opulence. It escalated to a point where the young lady asked for help to have YouTube videos of the house tour pulled down as she alleged that was a breach of her right to privacy.
The amendments and legal adoption of electronic signatures will help Kenya rise in the Ease of Doing Business rankings. Currently Kenya is ranked number 56 with a score of 73.2. This is because it will hasten processes such as Registration of Property where Kenya ranks 134 with a score of 53.8. This is slightly above the Sub-Saharan Africa regional average which is 53.6.
Introduction The success of mobile money in Kenya changed lives and has created a good base for many mobile technology-based solutions. Among these solutions are mobile loan services which ride on the mobile system but…
By Francis Monyango When I walked into the Visual Room of Las Naves building, I expected to see faces from the global south. But the attendees present were from all over the world. I took…
This article was first published in the Daily Nation newspaper February 22, 2018. I was buying a SIM card when the customer care agent asked me to pose for a photo, saying it was a…
This article was first published in the Business Daily September 21, 2017. The Computer and Cybercrimes Bill 2017 is a major improvement from the two cybercrime Bills published by the Senate and the National Assembly…
This article was first published in the Nairobi Law Monthly June 2017 edition. When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was being drafted over 50 years ago, no one could have foreseen the impact of…
This article was first published in the Nairobi Business Monthly May. It is no secret that technology has disrupted the media industry. In the past few years, media houses have downscaled operations, leading to many…