📅 Date: Friday, 5th June 2026
🕠 Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
📍 Venue: Rex Masai Assembly Hall, Amnesty International Kenya, Ground Floor, 197 Lenana Place (Opposite Astro Petrol Station), Lenana Road, Kilimani, Nairobi
🌐 Livestreamed Online
Are We on the Right Track to Protect the Right to Protest?
Two years after the historic #OccupyParliament protests, Kenya stands at a crossroads in its democratic journey. The demonstrations highlighted the power of youth-led civic action and the urgent demand for accountability, economic justice, and responsive governance. Yet they also exposed deep challenges: excessive use of force, arbitrary arrests, intimidation, and unlawful restrictions on peaceful assemblies.
This upcoming Amnesty Kikao provides a critical space to reflect on these lessons and assess whether Kenya is making meaningful progress in protecting the constitutional right to peaceful protest. With Article 37 of the Constitution and international human rights standards as guiding principles, the dialogue will explore the state of civic freedoms, police accountability, and the future of democratic participation.
What to Expect
- Civic space: Explore whether Kenya has strengthened institutional and legal safeguards for peaceful assembly.
- Accountability: Examine progress toward justice and reparations for victims of protest-related violations.
- Policing reforms: Discuss what changes are needed to align policing practices with constitutional and international standards.
- Youth-led action: Reflect on lessons from #OccupyParliament and how Kenya can build a future where peaceful dissent is protected, not crimi