Oral Statement at the UN Human Rights Council – 60th session
UN Human Rights Council – 60th regular session Item 6: UPR adoptions – Kenya Oral statement Delivered by: Kamau Ngugi Mr. President, We welcome Kenya’s acceptance of 233 out of the 339 recommendations it received during its fourth UPR review, but we flag that this rate of acceptance (69%) is minimal. Kenya noted recommendations […]
PRWG PRESS STATEMENT FOR COMPENSATION TO BE MANAGED BY KNCHR, A CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION.
PRESS STATEMENT Thursday 29, August 2025 Mombasa, Kenya We, the undersigned human rights organizations, note the appointment of a Panel of Experts on Compensation for Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests through a Presidential Proclamation, dated 6 August 2025 and a gazette notice, dated 25 August 2025. The gazette notice creates a body […]
Efayomi’s Bold Stand for Justice
”For me it was an honest chance to reflect and ponder on what part I can play. I have called this country home for many years, and I came to the realisation that we can all make a difference if we all do our small parts.” Often, acts of courage and boldness shout, but for […]
Katiba Day belongs to the people, not to those who betray it
August 27, 2025, Nairobi, Kenya Fifteen years after its promulgation, the Constitution’s transformative promise remains largely unfulfilled. Though it envisioned a democratic, accountable, and people-centered state, critical provisions on governance and social justice have been ignored, undermined, or manipulated. Peaceful protesters, particularly young Kenyans in the recent Gen Z-led demonstrations, have been met with bullets, […]
Recognition of Rights Activists Important to Boosting Morale
By Wallace Nderu The writer is the research and advocacy adviser, Defenders Coalition Human Rights Defenders (HRD) play a significant role in championing the rights and freedoms within our society. Most often, HRDs champion for these rights and freedoms, not for the accolades, but the desire for change, a more just and equitable society where all […]
PRESS STATEMENT ON THE INCOMMUNICADO DETENTION, HARASSMENT, AND STATE INACTION IN THE CASE OF ACTIVIST MWABILI MWAGODI
Nairobi, 27th July 2025. The Police Reforms Working Group–Kenya (PRWG-K) strongly condemns the enforced disappearance, incommunicado detention, and continued harassment of Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi, as well as the lackluster response from Kenyan authorities, whose agencies, including the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), met his family’s pleas for assistance with indifference and institutional apathy. Mwabili, […]
Laws should not be used to harass rights defenders
By Wallace Nderu Research and Advocacy Advisor-Defenders Coalition Human Rights Defenders play a significant role in championing rights and freedoms within their communities. Through monitoring, documentation and reporting, HRDs utilise these tools to seek justice for victims or their families, redress for violations and abuses and call for accountability. Despite the significant work HRDs do, […]
Kenya risks sinking further down human rights index
By Kamau Ngugi Executive Director In 2024, the CIVICUS Monitor downgraded Kenya’s civic space standing to “repressed in its annual rating. The rating, detailed in the report, People Power Under Attack 2024′, followed the govermment’s brutal crackdown on nationwide Gen Z protests. The government’s violent response led to the deaths of 60 unarmed protesters, over […]
PRESS STATEMENT:BONIFACE MWANGI IS NOT A TERRORIST
Nairobi, 21 July 2025: Boniface Mwangi is not a terrorist. Predictably, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has decided not to proceed with charges of terrorism and money-laundering allegations initiated by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations. The charges of possession ammunition without a valid license will be argued by the robust defense team. […]
Memorandum Submitted to the Public Benefit Organizations Regulatory
The Civil Freedoms Forums (CFF), a coalition of civil society organizations, has developed a collective memorandum on the draft Public Benefit Organizations (PBO) Regulations. Recent High Court rulings declared several provisions of the Public Benefit Organizations Act unconstitutional, prompting the need to revise the regulations to align with constitutional principles and safeguard civic space. The […]