Nomalanga Mashinini and Mugambi Laibuta discuss the Image Rights legal framework in Kenya. They scrutinize the legitimate expectation of privacy and the lack of the latter requirement in image rights protection requirements. Check out byNMashnini podcast on this link - byNMashinini - YouTube

Strathmore's CIPIT Acting Director, Dr. Melissa Omino and Mugambi Laibuta discuss the recently published data regulations under the Data Protection Act 2019 of Kenya

On this episode I discuss compliance challenges in relation to the Data Protection Act and how to overcome them.

On this episode I had a chat with Al Kags who the founder of the Open Institute, an African organisation that works with governments and civil society organisations to promote open government and citizen engagement. We discussed the place of open data in development and the interface between open data and personal data protection. Al highlights some of the strategies that Open Institute has adopted to comply with personal data protection principles. He also has tips on how individuals may protect their personal data and offers reflections on the future of open data and personal data regulation in Kenya. 

On this episode I discuss three draft Regulations under the Data Protection Act, 2019 that have been published for public participation. These three drafts are the Data Protection (General) Regulations, 2021; the Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021; and the Data Protection (Compliance and Enforcement) Regulations.  The draft Regulations are available for download at this link - https://www.odpc.go.ke/#

On this episode I host Dr. Kibaya Laibuta who discusses the effects digitalization has had on Arbitration and Mediation. 

"In this episode, Dr. Melissa Omino and Mugambi Laibuta discuss data protection aspects of the proposed US Kenya FTA from a Kenyan perspective." Resources: 1. The Friendly Troll Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/the-friendly-troll/id1488573883 2. Ole Law Podcast https://anchor.fm/lexole/episodes/Privacy-and-Personal-Data-Protection-eh9qu6 3. Mugambi Laibuta's Blog: https://www.laibuta.com/blog/ 4. Negotiation Objectives: https://www.tralac.org/news/article/14690-proposed-kenya-united-states-fta-agreement-negotiation-principles-objectives-and-scope.html#:~:text=General%20Objectives&text=To%20increase%20the%20inflow%20of,for%20identified%20goods%20and%20services. Music details: Fuzzball Parade by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5044-fuzzball-parade License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  "

This episode highlights an individual's right to data protection under the Data Protection Act. 

This episode highlights five key issues that shaped the law in the digital space in 2020 and what we should expect in 2021.

What does the law say about children who are content creators/influencers online? Who bears the greatest responsibility on how children use the internet? What are some of the safety nets for children in relation to their use of the internet? In this episode, Juliet Nyambura Gachanja, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Child Rights and a Counter-Trafficking in Persons expert answers these questions for us.