2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
2025 Intake Open University of Kenya

Technology

Redefining Work: Strategies for the Evolving Employment Landscape

Understanding the trends shaping the future of jobs is key to ensuring that the workforce is equipped with the right skills, mindsets, and resilience to thrive in an unpredictable labour market. While regions like Africa...

Balancing State Surveillance and Individual Privacy in Electronic Communications Interception

The dialectic between state security and individual privacy emerges as a critical hermeneutic challenge, demanding sophisticated legal and philosophical interrogation. The Kenya Information and Communications Act (KICA) and the Security Laws (Amendment) Act provide legislative...

Kenya’s 5G Robot: Intellectual Property Implications for Telcos

Kenya's intellectual property framework, governed by the Industrial Property Act of 2001 and updated by the 2023 Digital Economy Amendment, presents unique challenges for 5G robotics innovators and telecom providers. Cross-licensing agreements between robotics developers...

Use of AI in Research and Postgraduate Supervision: Balancing Efficiency and Academic Integrity

From research topic search, through literature reviews to data analysis, AI-powered tools offer unparalleled efficiency, helping researchers refine their ideas, improve writing quality, and streamline complex tasks. However, if students rely on AI to write...

Legal Personhood: Comprehensive Insight on AI, Bias Against its use Under Scholarship and Academia

The question of whether a work generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) belongs to the person who prompts the AI or the AI itself is both complex and timely, touching on issues of intellectual property,...

The Intersection of AI & Emotional Understanding: Decoding Relationships in the Age of Data

In the near future, I can imagine artificial intelligence (AI) and massive data integration enabling answers to deeply personal and emotional queries like this one. This represents a significant paradigm shift in understanding human...

Sukuk Bonds: Innovative Islamic Financial Instruments Revolutionising Global Project Finance, Sustainable Development

The asset-backed nature of sukuk provides enhanced transparency, as investors can trace their investments to specific tangible assets with intrinsic economic value, mitigating abstract financial speculation. Numerous case studies from emerging and developed economies illustrate...

Tanya Innovations Africa: Pioneering Tech-Driven Growth Across the Continent

Established in 2021 during the Covid-19 lockdown, the company emerged in response to the urgent need for innovative solutions in a rapidly changing world. At Tanya Innovations Africa, the focus is on empowering individuals, startups...

From Cybersecurity to Digital Etiquette, See Essential Practices for Safe Internet Use

Practicing digital etiquette by behaving respectfully and responsibly in digital interactions, whether through emails, social media, or messaging can help in safe digital use. Safe digital use involves protecting personal information whereby one limits...

OPINION: A Peep Into Kenya’s Construction Landscape Reveals Promising Insights and Innovations

With Kenya's Vision 2030 emphasising infrastructure development, innovations such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and prefabrication are gaining traction, promising to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. The surge in residential, commercial, and infrastructural projects is...