November 14, 2013
Walking the Talk: The Quest for an Artists’ Association
This morning I turned on my television and I landed on a show discussing the role of musicians. Unfortunately,...
Walking the Talk: The Quest for an Artists’ Association
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October 15, 2013
Global Positioning: A Negotiating Factor in Entertainment.
Global Positioning equals more value At about 8 p.m this evening as I was perusing facebook,...
October 7, 2013
300 Million Released for the Local Music Industry
Finally, some good news for the creatives in the music and film sector. Through the Youth Enterprise Development Fund,...
October 6, 2013
DJs Selling Mix-tapes: A Possible Legitimate Venture?
Selling mix-tapes: a possible legitimate venture? One of my readers asked me a very important question...
October 1, 2013
TOP 5 AILMENTS IN THE CREATIVE REALM: PART 3: GREED & MALICE
These ailments, greed and malice are no stranger to us; be it in business or generally in life. These...
September 25, 2013
A Celebration Stuck in the Midst of Tragedy: We must do Something for our Nation.
Just when I thought I was ready to share the awesome news about my acceptance to WIPO Summer School...
September 21, 2013
A Quest to Enhance Kenya’s Capacity use of the IP System
As a young professional in the Intellectual Property Law world, I am constantly reading and seeking knowledge on how...
September 17, 2013
Top 5 Ailments in the Creative Realm. Part 2: The Gentleman’s Agreement
When a client comes to me and explains that the reason they have a dispute is because of this...
September 13, 2013
Beauty Patents
Hair and Beauty Innovations On Wednesday 11th of September 2013, I had the pleasure to attend...
August 27, 2013
Top 5 Ailments in the Creative Realm. Part 1: Politics of Collaborations and Partnerships
This past weekend, we had two fashion events taking place. The Kenya Fashion Week and The Nairobi Fashion Week....
August 19, 2013
Lessons from Nigeria
A couple of months back I had the honor to meet Jim Iyke, one of Nollywood’s most sought after...
April 29, 2013
Dark corporate identity
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April 4, 2013
After Sliced Bread: Next ingenious invention please…
I have had the privilege to sit and chat with a few Kenyan tech-preneurs, I like to call them...
February 4, 2013
Collecting Royalties from the Decks
Last year around November 13th, there was a fire that was lit on twitter, a fiery discourse between disk...
February 4, 2013
Efficient Nanny Services a mirage in our times…
This past week has been a rollercoaster on the domestic front. I had a nanny who almost torched my...
January 28, 2013
Branding suicide
Are you familiar with the Sprite Ad? “Image is nothing, thirst is everything.” Well I beg to differ. Image...
January 24, 2013
Let’s Challenge the Conventional
“I am convinced Kenya is full of idiots, starting with Sonko’s interviewer, after the much hyped Sonko interview i...
January 24, 2013
For the Fame…Think Again!
During my brief stint working at the Music Copyright Society of Kenya in the licensing department, I got a...
January 22, 2013
Realising the Value in Entertainment
Since time immemorial entertainment based careers have hardly been appreciated especially in Africa. Even today, in the 21st Century,...