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Kenya launches digital system to protect and monetise indigenous knowledge

Gender and Culture CS Hannah Cheptumo admire an artifact at National Musuem of Kenya on June 19, 2025 [Mike Kihaki, Standard]

Kenya has launched a national digital platform aimed at protecting and monetising indigenous knowledge, giving communities power to control, benefit from and pass down their cultural heritage.

Gender and Culture Cabinet Secretary Hannah Cheptumo unveiled the Indigenous Knowledge Management System on Thursday, June 19, during the 8th National Museums of Kenya Science Expo in Nairobi.

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