On 9th February 1994, Kenya Industrial Property Office (now known as Kenya Industrial Property Institute – KIPI) granted Kenya’s first patent under the post-independence patent system. This patent was for a protein derived from tick larvae suitable for the protection of grazing cattle from...

In December 2016, Kenya became the first country in Africa to adopt specific legislative provisions on buyer power through the competition law framework. According to Competition Authority of Kenya, abuse of buyer power is an emerging issue of concern in the Kenyan economy particularly in the...