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Novel Employer Liability Issues in Kenya: Employers’ Liability For Employees’ Contracting Diseases (such as COVID-19) in the workplace, and for Injuries Sustained by Employees when ‘Working from Home’

The Work Injury Benefits Act of 2007 (WIBA) is statute which provides for compensation to employees for work related injuries and diseases contracted in the course of their employment and for connected purposes. Of particular importance, an employer is liable to compensate an employee for personal injury, including contracting a disease, and or death if these […]
Kenya’s 2019 Census: What you need to know

Kenya’s 2019 National Population and Housing Census is just under 10 days away. The census will be conducted pursuant to The Statistics (Census of Population) Order 2018, which details the census date and the information each person being counted will be required to provide. This will be the sixth national census since independence, and the […]
Newly reintroduced capital gains on IP in Kenya

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Protectionist legislation and its impact on a country’s economy

I was startled to read an article published in the BD Africa of 12th August 2014 by l(online version at http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Abolish-restrictions-on-ownership-of-firms-by-foreign-investors-/-/539548/2416964/-/iglecdz/-/index.html) Mr Miano’s views can be summarised by his closing sentence:”Legal restrictions are just another form of unnecessary red tape. They inhibit the flow of foreign direct investments”. I disagree with learned counsel. Legal restrictions […]
Immortality: The internet, privacy and the after-life

I recently read an English translation (with Google translate) of an interesting article (http://www.marketingfacts.nl/berichten/20110722_van_leven_ga_je_niet_meer_dood?sqr=van%20leven%20ga%20je%20niet%20meer%20dood&) by Erik van der Dussen. No its not because his name is Dutch and I am suspecting-despite my minimalist affection for football- the Dutch will take the Bola, but because I was researching on some ‘cloud’ issues. The article got me […]
Kenyan ads and the World Cup

As we get closer to the Brazil 2014 World Cup, there is an increasing number of advertisements on radio, television, newspapers and the internet which make reference to the World Cup. Of course, many of these advertisements have absolutely nothing to do with promoting the FIFA World Cup as such; rather, they are adverts that promote products or services […]
Of Copyright and Weddings: Not-so-strange bed fellows

I could not afford not to smile when I came across a news item concerning a battle of sorts between ‘owners’ or producers of the wedding shows ‘Samantha Bridal’ and ‘Baileys Weddings’ both currently aired at least weekly in Kenya’s TV stations. Not that I am one to smile at ladies in wedding gowns battling it […]
Kenya to receive specific fees from international trade mark registrations

On 12th of March this year, Kenya, a member of the Madrid Union, having signed and acceded to both the Madrid Agreement (here http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/wipo_treaties/text.jsp?file_id=283530) and the Protocol to the Agreement (here http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/wipo_treaties/text.jsp?file_id=283484) concerning the international registration of trade marks via the WIPO administered ‘Madrid System’, notified WIPO (aka the International Bureau) of its intention to […]
Kenya Copyright Board is revising its guidelines for regulating CMOs- What is critical to streamline CMOs in Kenya?

I think it is critical for KECOBO to spell out clearly the limits and mandate for each collecting society. Kenya’s CMO scene’ is laden with CMOS all demanding royalties and claiming to collect for ‘their’ members. This is especially exasperating in music royalties. First, there is often a duplicity in members, with an artiste’ (say […]

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