By JAMES KARIUKIMore by this AuthorSecrecy among Kenyan researchers is delaying implementation of novel ideas, a State agency has said. It says co-operation by scientists would weed out duplication of ideas and patent infringement, enabling wananchi to benefit from their findings. Kenya Intellectual Property Institute (Kipi) boss Sylvance Sange said in a statement that most researchers hardly co-operate with one another in sourcing funding or sharing ideas. Kipi can help researchers access a wide range of specialised databases on intellectual property (IP) from across the world on their specific line of innovation. He added that this is the best way to avoid common pitfalls where most research findings gather dust at local labs.

Source: Daily Nation February 10, 2018 15:00 UTC