World Press Freedom Day and the Media Council Annual Summit this week highlighted the resilience of Kenya’s fourth estate. The publication of a new media code of conduct is timely, given the regular criticism and the current challenges the industry faces. The Annual Summit provides journalists, the government, media agencies and allies with an opportunity…
The release of BBC “Blood Parliament” documentary and the Amnesty International 2024-2025 Kenya report whipped up a political storm this week. Accusations of bad faith completely miss the point. Victim centered thinking knows, only justice, not amnesia, heals national wounds. Wairimu Muthoni knew this when she took on Super Metro SACCO for her assault in…
While some attempted to downplay the danger of using state security agencies to muzzle the Butere High School play recently, most recognised the threat it posed to our academic and artistic freedoms. This very issue continues to play out very dramatically in the United States, a country with a long history of academic freedom, in…
Amnesty International’s Annual Report 2024/25 The 2025 edition of Amnesty International annual report, The State of the Worlds Human Rights, assesses national, regional and global developments across a wide range of human rights themes. It identifes world trends related to violations in armed conflicts, repression of dissent, discrimination, economic and climate injustice, and the misuse…
Urgent Recommendations on Amendments to Protect Marginalized Communities and Promote Equitable, Inclusive, and Sustainable Development 22nd April 2025 Clerk of the Senate P.O. Box 41842-00100, Nairobi [email protected] Executive Summary: This joint memorandum addresses critical concerns regarding proposed amendments to the Investment Promotion Act and the Land Act, arguing they risk exacerbating inequality and undermining the rights…
📅 Date: Tuesday, 29th April 2025 ⏰ Time: 4:00 – 5:45 PM (EAT) 📍 Location: Rex Masai Assembly Hall, Amnesty International Office, Ground Floor, 197 Lenana Place, Lenana Road, Nairobi and Zoom Livestream About Event Please register on the form. After registering, those who choose to attend virtually will receive further instructions. Every year, Amnesty…
On Wednesday, one of the world’s worst conflicts entered its third year with no end in sight. Attending the Sudan London conference this week, the Kenya Government struggled to refute accusations of its support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and that it has developed economic interests. Sudan is a major casualty of world leaders’…
History judges harshly those who try to crush freedom of expression in children. The scenes from Butere High School this week were appalling. The poet in Pheroze Nowrejee, who died recently, would have been incensed. I also suspect, he would also have been deeply proud of the girls’ principled stand. “Echoes of war” was a…
Nearly 400 kilometres apart, the communities of Kibos, Kisumu and Mukuru kwa Njenga, Nairobi had reasons to celebrate this last month. Two separate rulings by the Judiciary remind us that justice may delay, but when it swings in favour of those whose lives have been upended by forced evictions, it is sweet. Four years ago,…
I held my breath for Margaret Nduta Macharia (37) on Monday morning. 8,000 kilometers away from her home in Murang’a county, Ms Nduta faces death by lethal injection following her conviction for drug trafficking in Vietnam. In a rare stand for her life and against the death penalty, citizens, human rights organisations and the national…
The visit of the Dutch royal couple provided another opportunity to alert the international community that accountability and justice for the 65 dead young protesters, the 89 who were abducted and those still injured like Nyerian Brian Mwangi, remains unaddressed. It also created a moment to test whether the Netherlands could combine respect for human…
March 2025Call for Applications INTRODUCTION ICON Data Learning (IDL) Labs is a youth-led, youth-serving, community-focused organization operating from Western Kenya Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB). Our vision is to promote data-driven community transformation for sustainable development. IDL acknowledges the significant role of data fluency and the transformative potential of accessible, high-quality data in the success…