{
  "id": 18444641,
  "title": "Govt moves to increase research licence fees after 17 years: What you need to know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/govt-moves-to-increase-research-licence-fees-after-17-years-what-you",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T04:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/insights/govt-moves-to-increase-research-licence-fees-after-17-years-what-you-need-to-know"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenya is considering increasing research licensing fees for the first time in 17 years, in a move expected to double annual collections by the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) from Ksh53 million to Ksh100 million. The proposed changes, contained in the Science, Technology and Innovation (Research Licensing) Amendment Regulations, 2026, have received […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}