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The Human Side of Privacy: Lessons from Anampiu v Cleanshelf Supermarket Case in October, 2025

Kenya’s High Court has reminded us that privacy is not only about data, it’s about people. In Anampiu v Cleanshelf Supermarket (2025), a public search of a customer on suspicion of shoplifting led to findings that her rights to dignity, privacy, and consumer protection had been violated. The decision highlights that compliance today is not just technical; it is human. Businesses must embed respect, training, and accountability into every layer of their operations, from contracts to culture.

Catherine Kariuki Mulika

Nov 6, 2025

The Policy Map Behind Kenya’s Digital Leap: Navigating ICT, Cybersecurity and AI Reform

Behind every successful digital project in Kenya today lies a web of policies, frameworks, and multi-agency coordination. Cavendrys decodes this policy architecture, explaining how alignment with Kenya’s ICT, cybersecurity, data protection, and AI strategies is now central to program design, donor compliance, and sustainable digital growth.

Janet Othero

Nov 6, 2025

How to Protect Your App Idea When You Hire a Developer

Many founders assume that once they pay a developer, they automatically own the app. They don’t. This article explains how to protect your app idea, from NDAs and contracts to trademarks, copyright, and dispute resolution and what to do when ownership or IP disputes arise.

Janet Othero

Oct 28, 2025

When Big Platforms Clone Your Fintech Idea

Big players move fast once they see a good fintech idea. This guide shows Kenyan startups how to protect their products before, during, and after a pitch. Learn practical steps on IP, NDAs, documentation, data control, and competition remedies, plus when to act and where to file.

Catherine Kariuki Mulika

Oct 17, 2025

When Big Brands Clone Your Product: How Small Innovators Can Fight Back

Learn how small and emerging brands in Kenya can protect themselves from product cloning and abuse of dominance by big players. Cavendrys helps businesses file IP and competition complaints before CAK, KIPI, COMESA, and the courts.

Janet Othero

Oct 17, 2025

Kenya’s New Cybercrime Amendment Law, 2025 explained

Kenya’s new Cybercrime Amendment Law marks a major shift in how digital offences are defined and prosecuted. We unpack what changed, where it falls short, from SIM-swap fraud and phishing to online content control and enforcement powers.

Catherine Kariuki Mulika

Oct 17, 2025

How to Get a VASP Licence in Kenya: CBK & CMA’s Expectations Explained

Kenya’s new Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Act requires every crypto exchange, wallet provider and token issuer to be licensed. This guide shows what CBK and CMA will demand, from company setup and local governance to AML, cybersecurity, feasibility studies and global-firm adaptation and how Cavendrys helps you cross every compliance hurdle.

Janet Othero

Oct 16, 2025

Insights & Resources

The Human Side of Privacy: Lessons from Anampiu v Cleanshelf Supermarket Case in October, 2025

The Policy Map Behind Kenya’s Digital Leap: Navigating ICT, Cybersecurity and AI Reform

How to Protect Your App Idea When You Hire a Developer

When Big Platforms Clone Your Fintech Idea

When Big Brands Clone Your Product: How Small Innovators Can Fight Back

Kenya’s New Cybercrime Amendment Law, 2025 explained

How to Get a VASP Licence in Kenya: CBK & CMA’s Expectations Explained

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