NACADA appoint Prof John Muteti as acting CEO after incumbent’s term not renewed
Prof. Muteti is Director of Research, Policy and Planning at NACADA and will take over from Victor Okioma who’s term as CEO was not renewed.
In Angola, activists get arrested for hosting human rights workshop
“I wasn’t even at the meeting, but they came to fetch me and then kept me in an overcrowded jail for over a month without any good reason.”
Kenya is 2nd African country to safeguard business human rights
Kenya’s National Action Plan will see the government, together with stakeholders, seek to implement and enforce all manner of business human rights issues
Free will: The price for religious freedom, fanaticism and cultic doom
In recent days, Kenyans have been treated to the horrors of Pastor Paul Mackenzie and his congregants who were found dead in Shakahola forest after allegedly fasting to death. This is a disturbing headline in the news cycle that keeps getting worse at every turn, with detectives unearthing more bodies as investigations continue. This case […]
Automated lawyers and ‘stolen’ jobs: How AI could impact future of law in Kenya
Is the legal sphere heading towards AI-powered contract analysis and management systems?
President of Law Students Association suspended for alleged political affiliation
LSAK says suspension takes immediate effect pending disciplinary process
Janet Othero: Tech lawyer who’s not afraid of challenging status quo
The legal career is quite vast. When I was young, I thought that being a lawyer was all about going to court and arguing out your cases and that was all. I loved arguing and debating so everybody thought that I was going to be a lawyer. But it wasn’t for me. However, I have […]
EU accuses Meta of antitrust breaches with classified ads
The European Union has accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching antitrust rules by distorting competition in the online classified ads business. In its complaint following an investigation launched last year, the EU’s executive commission took issue with the tech company tying its online classified ad business, Facebook Marketplace, to Facebook. It’s also concerned that Meta […]
Ketepa Tea introduced to the Ghana market through AFCTFA
Kenya has introduced its brands of tea in Ghana through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) market. The introduction of KETEPA tea deepens the bilateral trade between the two countries and commitment to maximise the opportunities AfCFTA presents. Ghana had earlier through its National Coordination Office of AfCFTA shipped palm kernel oil and ceramics […]
Nigeria enacts tech start-ups law which could spark African wave
Africa faces a scarcity of legislations that enable a robust regulatory atmosphere to foster growth and innovation in tech-ecosystem. Lawrence Ochulor Senior Associate and Team Lead at Babalakin & Co, a full-service commercial law firm based in Nigeria says this has hampered the economic growth and development of the content. Ochulor says countries across Africa […]
