Nairobi, 20 September 2025: Amnesty International Kenya wishes to respond to remarks attributed to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen during the Jukwaa La Usalama forum in Homa Bay on 17th September 2025. The remarks indicated that requests for “fuel” made by police officers to the public should not be labelled as corruption. While the logistical…
📅 Date: Friday, 3rd October 2025 ⏰ Time: 5:30 PM (EAT) 📍 Location: Rex Masai Assembly Hall, Amnesty International Kenya, Ground Floor, 197 Lenana Place (Opposite Astro Petrol Station), Lenana Road, Kilimani, Nairobi and Live-streamed Event Briefing Note October 2025 marks one year since the launch of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF)—a bold shift…
JOIN THE MOVEMENT BECOME A MEMBER TODAY Join the Fight for Human Rights Watch EPISODE 1 OF RIGHTOUS MADNESS Same Script, Different Cast ACT NOW JUSTICE FOR EUGINE Eugine was an only child. He was killed during violent policing of a school unrest. He died in a place where he should have felt safe. Kilifi’s…
Nairobi, 22 August 2025: Amnesty International Kenya welcomes the appointment of Irũngũ Houghton to the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests. For several years, we have documented and demanded justice for victims of violent suppression of protests by law enforcement officials. This has included, but is not restricted to,…
📅 Date: Friday, 5th September 2025 ⏰ Time: 5:30 PM (EAT) 📍 Location: Rex Masai Assembly Hall, Amnesty International Kenya, Ground Floor, 197 Lenana Place (Opposite Astro Petrol Station), Lenana Road, Kilimani, Nairobi and Live-streamed Event Briefing Note Tragically, what should have been a peaceful Saba Saba celebration of Kenya’s fight for human rights and…
Nairobi,15 August 2025 Amnesty International Kenya is deeply concerned by the remarks by the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, terming the BBC Africa Eye, Madams of Mai Mahiu, expose by BBC Africa Eye as a “hoax”. These remarks not only water down the lived experiences of the survivors, but also embolden the perpetrators…
Watch EPISODE 1 OF RIGHTOUS MADNESS Same Script, Different Cast ACT NOW JUSTICE FOR EUGINE Eugine was an only child. He was killed during violent policing of a school unrest. He died in a place where he should have felt safe. ACT NOW DEMAND A PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO THE JUNE 25TH SHOOTINGS IN PARLIAMENT Join…
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,…
Amnesty International welcomes the news that Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi has been found alive after Mwabili Mwagodi’s enforced disappearance in Tanzania. We salute the public pressure generated by his family, the public, and the leadership of VOCAL Africa and Muslims for Human Rights (Muhuri), as well as others. The silence of both Tanzanian and Kenyan…
Nairobi, Kenya July 26, 2025: Amnesty International is deeply alarmed by the reported abduction and disappearance of Kenyan human rights activist Mwabili Mwagodi in Tanzania on Wednesday, 23 July 2025. Mwagodi, known for his outspoken criticism of political influence in religious institutions and his mobilization of youth movements in Kenya, was last seen in Dar…
Defending Digital Freedoms | Promoting Privacy | Safeguarding Human Dignity Welcome to the second edition of our 2025 Technology and Human Rights digest. This quarter, Amnesty International Kenya continued to lead bold, rights-based advocacy on digital justice, data protection, and economic fairness. From challenging retrogressive laws to empowering communities and amplifying youth voices, we’re building…
With close to 1,500 people facing charges of terrorism, murder, robbery with violence, sexual assault and malicious damage, you would be forgiven for thinking Kenya is at war with itself. The last two weeks have seen a shift in police focus from public order and crime to the unprecedented use of anti-terror laws to suppress…