NOTICE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF OUR PARTNERS TO THE LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA COMMITTEES.

NOTICE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF OUR PARTNERS TO THE LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA COMMITTEES. Mitullah Shako and Associates Advocates is proud to announce that Gilbert Mitullah Omware – Managing Partner and Florence Gakungi Shako – Senior Partner, have been appointed to serve in the Criminal Justice Committee and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Law […]
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THE DRAFT COMPANIES (BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2021

THE DRAFT COMPANIES (BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2021 INTRODUCTION The Attorney General of Kenya has developed the draft Companies (Beneficial Ownership Information) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the “Proposed Regulations”), in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 1022 of the Companies Act, 2015. These Proposed Regulations intend to amend various provisions […]
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THE CYBER SECURITY FRAMEWORK IN KENYA

THE CYBER SECURITY FRAMEWORK IN KENYA The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Act, (hereinafter referred to as “KICA”) defines cyber security as the collection of tools, policies, security concepts, security safeguards, guidelines, risk management approaches, actions, training, best practices, assurance, and technologies that can be used to protect the cyber environment. To protect our systems, […]
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THE SECURITIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN KENYA

THE SECURITIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN KENYA Introduction. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) defines Intellectual Property (hereinafter referred to as “IP”) as, creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce. IP is protected in law by, for example, patents, copyright and trademarks, […]
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LEGAL UPDATE: NAIROBI LEGAL AWARDS (NLA) 2021 NOMINATIONS

LEGAL UPDATE: NAIROBI LEGAL AWARDS (NLA) 2021 NOMINATIONS Mitullah Shako and Associates Advocates is proud to announce that Mr. Gilbert Mitullah Omware, our Managing Partner, has been nominated as the ‘Lawyer of the year’ in the 4th Edition of the Nairobi Legal Awards, 2021 dubbed “The Phoenix Edition”. This nomination comes as a well-deserved recognition […]
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The Future Implications of the Proposed Data Protection Regulations, 2021 on Conduct of Elections and Subsequent Election Petitions in Kenya.

By Margaret Ndonji Background In the year 2017, the Supreme Court of Kenya in the case, Raila Amolo Odinga & another -vs- Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission & 2 others [2017] eKLR, ordered the Independent, Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to avail the digital votes data contained in the election servers, hosted in France by […]
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