Lesotho has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Lesotho has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Lesotho has a copyright regime under the Copyright Order of 1989. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Art 20 lists the exceptions, which include personal and teaching purposes; borrowing expressions of folklore for creating an original work of an author or authors inspired by folklore; among others.

Lesotho is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Although Lesotho does not have a formal screening mechanism, it is reported the government routinely screens foreign direct investment to check if it is consistent with the country's national interests. However, it is not clear if it applies to all sectors.

It is reported that Lesotho procurement laws and policies require that entities have to first register as legal entities, apply for trading licenses, and register with the Lesotho Revenue Authority for tax purposes in order to apply for public procurement.

Section 11(3f) of the Companies Act of 2011 requires companies to provide names and addresses of one or more persons resident in Lesotho with authority to act on behalf of the company, while Section of 17(b) of the Companies Regulations of 2012 explicitly makes it mandatory for the company to have a company secretary resident in Lesotho.

According to Art. 4 of the Business Licensing and Registration Act 2019 (BLRA 2019), foreign investors are required to provide a capital of M2,000,000 (approx. 105,000 USD) or provide proof of investment of this amount during registration or renewal of their traders’ licenses or to have deposited USD 123,152 with a local institution.

Lesotho is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) nor does it have observer status.

It is reported that Lesotho procurement laws and policies require that entities have to first register as legal entities, apply for trading licenses, and register with the Lesotho Revenue Authority for tax purposes in order to apply for public procurement.

Pursuant to Regulation 12 of the Public Procurement Regulations, in evaluating proposals, the procurement unit grants a margin of preference for nationals as follows:
- 15% to a local business with a majority shareholding of at least 51%;
- 10% to (a) a business owned between 30% and 50% by Lesotho nationals, (b) a tenderer bidding to supply goods of Lesotho origin, (c) a tenderer performing at least 50% of the contract in Lesotho and using and developing the capacity of Basotho staff, (d) a tenderer subcontracting at least 50% of the contract to one or more Basotho businesses, (e) a tenderer that has the largest use of locally produced goods, materials, and services, or (f) a tenderer employing the largest share of local labor;
- 5% to a business owned between 10% and 30% by Lesotho nationals.

Lesotho is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Kenya has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Kenya has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.