PROF BEN SIHANYA CURRICULUM VITAE 1989 to Thursday, June 27, 2019 Prof Ben Sihanya, JSD & JSM (Stanford), LLM (Warwick), LLB (Nairobi), PGD Law (KSL) IP and Constitutional Professor, Mentor & Public Interest Advocate Constitutional Democracy, ©, TM, IP, ICT, Education Law & Public Interest Lawyering University of Nairobi Law School & Scholar, Public Intellectual & Poet Sihanya Mentoring & Innovative Lawyering Research Interests Copyright & Intellectual Property, Transfer of Technology, Constitutional Democracy, Education, Training and Mentoring Law and ICT Law for Sustainable Development in Kenya and Africa Objective Applying copyright, IP and Constitutional Democracy in the quest for 4Is: Innovation, Intellectual Property, Industrialisation, and Integration for sustainable development in Kenya and Africa. Focus 2010-2020: copyright, trade mark, utiliy model, trade secret, unfair competition; elections, presidency, administrative bureaucracy and justice, and public interest lawyering in Kenya and Africa Perspective Appropriate competencies (skills, knowledge, attitudes, values and innovation (SKAVI)), and constitutional democracy and governance are crucial parameters for Kenya’s and Africa’s sustainable socio-economic, cultural, technological and political development Ambition: academic, career, enterprise, entrepreneurship, governance and leadership mentor 1 Prof Ben Sihanya, JSD & JSM (Stanford), LLM (Warwick), LLB (Nairobi), PGD Law (KSL) IP and Constitutional Professor, Mentor & Public Interest Advocate Constitutional Democracy, ©, TM, IP, ICT, Education Law & Public Interest Lawyering University of Nairobi Law School & Scholar, Public Intellectual & Poet Sihanya Mentoring & Innovative Lawyering Curriculum Vitae, 1989 to Thursday, June 27, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. Personal Details; Permanent Address; Website ........................................................................4 B. Education ..................................................................................................................................4 C. Relevant Training Undertaken ..................................................................................................5 D. Teaching and Research Interests ...............................................................................................7 E. Professorial Assessment, Doctoral Research Supervision, Examination Development and Mentoring ........................................................................................................................................7 F. Masters Research Supervision and Mentoring ...........................................................................9 G. Undergraduate Supervision and Mentoring .............................................................................12 H. Training, Mentoring and Supervision of Trainee Advocates (pupils) or research assistants and Interns ...........................................................................................................................................14 I. External Examination and Internal Moderation........................................................................15 J. School Administration and University Governance, & Nation Building .................................16 K. Achievements as Dean Law .....................................................................................................20 L. Publications .............................................................................................................................21 (i) Articles in refereed and peer reviewed journals (ii) Book chapters (iii) Books edited (iv) Books and monographs (see also Work in Progress: Professorial Research Agenda) (v) Articles in peer reviewed magazines, newsletters (vi) Book reviews (vii) Research and Mentoring Agenda Towards a Library & School (viii) Journals and journal articles edited 2 M. Discussion papers, conference papers and related researches (including reports) .................36 N. Academic Presentations and Professional Training Conducted ..............................................46 O. Government of Kenya: Legal Consultant (1989-) ...................................................................52 P. Fundraising and Resource Mobilisation: International, Inter-Governmental, Corporate and other Consultancies (Consultancies include some items under K, L, M, O, and X) .......................................................................................................................................................54 Q. Drafting Legislation, By-Laws, Rules, Regulations and Contracts ………………………….57 R. Work in Progress: Professorial Research Agenda, 2006-2018 ...............................................58 S. Media Appearances (see L (v) above: Articles in Peer reviewed magazines, newspapers) ....61 T. Public Interest Lawyering and Advocacy ................................................................................68 U. Court Appearance and Expert Legal Opinions………………………………………….……70 (i) Supreme Court cases argued or co-prepared…………………………….………………70 (ii) Court of Appeal cases Argued or co-prepared……………………….………….………70 (iii) High Court cases argued or co-prepared………………………………………….……..71 (iv) Magistrate’s Court cases argued or co-prepared……………….…………………….….72 (v) Expert witness, testimony in cases, arbitration & appearance before tribunals…….……72 V. Mentoring Programme: Innovative Lawyering & Sihanya Mentoring ...................................73 W1. Honours and Awards .............................................................................................................74 W2. Fellowships and Memberships………………………………………………………...……76 X. Computer, Internet and Social Media Skills ............................................................................76 Y. Language Proficiency (spoken and written) ............................................................................76 Z. Taught, Researched, Presented and Studied in at least 18 countries........................................77 3 Prof Ben Sihanya, JSD & JSM (Stanford), LLM (Warwick), LLB (Nairobi), PGD (KSL) IP and Constitutional Professor, Mentor & Public Interest Advocate Constitutional Democracy, ©, TM, IP, ICT, Education Law & Public Interest Lawyering University of Nairobi Law School &Scholar, Public Intellectual & Poet Sihanya Mentoring & Innovative Lawyering Curriculum Vitae, 1989 to Thursday, June 27, 2019 A. PERSONAL DETAILS, PERMANENT ADDRESS; WEBSITE Name: Prof Bernard Murumbi Sihanya Date of Birth: November 23, 1965 Marital Status: Married to Jaki Emmanuela Wasike-Sihanya Children: Kennedy Wasike Sihanya and Atieno Agnes Ayieko Alexandria Sihanya PERMANENT ADDRESS; WEBSITE Univ. of Nairobi Law School & Innovative Lawyering & Sihanya Mentoring Parklands Law Campus, Room B3 Box 1313, Sarit Centre, 00606 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254737173963; 726020082 ; email: [email protected]; [email protected]; url: www.innovativelawyering.com B. EDUCATION 1. Juridical Science Doctor (JSD) (PhD) 2003; Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA, USA - Doctoral research on copyright and cultural creativity in Kenya within the (trans)national political economy; also addresses the role of intellectual property, communications law and constitutionalism in promoting innovation for sustainable development, particularly innovations in technology, industry, commerce or business, culture, traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) (folklore), literature, music, software and the Internet. - Advisors: Prof Lawrence Lessig, Prof Paul Goldstein, and Prof John Barton; - Dissertation: Constructing Copyright and Creativity in Kenya: Cultural Politics and the Political Economy of Transnational Intellectual Property. - Coursework focused on: Copyright; Advanced Copyright; US African and Comparative Intellectual Property; International Intellectual Property; Constitutionalism, governance, law in society; ICT Law, Cyber Law, Open Sources, Law in the Virtual World (cyber gaming). 2. Juridical Science Master (JSM) (research and taught LLM), 2001 under the Stanford Program in International Legal Studies (SPILS); attained distinction aggregate; - Coursework focused on Intellectual Property and Communications Law (ICT, Cyber and Media and Entertainment Law); - JSM thesis: Opening Sources for Kenya’s Development: The Discourse on Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer and Access to Software and Cyberspace in Kenya (Advisors: Prof Lawrence Lessig and Prof Jonathan Greenberg). 4 3. Certified Public Secretary (Kenya), 1997, under the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK). 4. Master of Laws (LLM), 1995 University of Warwick, Coventry, UK - Graduated with distinction (only member of class to do so); - Coursework focused on Comparative and International intellectual property, technology transfer, IT law, financial law, transnational corporate law, international economic law, and law in development; - Thesis: Regulating and Transferring Telecommunications Technology in Kenya: Corporate Responses to Development Challenges. 5. Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law, Nairobi, 1992; admitted as Advocate, July 15, 1993. 6. Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi, 1992; Upper Second Class Hons. No first class was awarded. 7. Maseno School, Maseno, Kenya - Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) (high school or “A” levels); obtained 4 principals & 1 subsidiary in Literature in English, CRE, Geography and Economics and General Paper, respectively (1986-1987). This followed record-breaking