Overview The Missing Voices 2025 Annual Report exposes the continued crisis of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Kenya. Behind every statistic is a life cut short, a family left behind, and a justice system that too often fails to act. Since 2018, the Missing Voices Coalition has documented and verified cases of police killings…
STATEMENT Nairobi, 10 March 2026: Over 900 Kenyans, persons with disabilities, advocates, and allies within the broader disability inclusion movement, have today called on the Social Health Authority (SHA) to review its benefits package to include assistive devices. As it stands today, the current SHA cover does not provide comprehensive coverage for assistive devices such…
For Immediate Release Nairobi, 27 February 2026: Over twenty human rights organisations under the Police Reforms Working Group and the Law Society of Kenya condemn the arbitrary deportation of Open Society Foundations Programme Director Brian Kagoro. We are deeply concerned that this incident may be the start of criminalising civic funding and cross-border solidarity ahead…
OPEN LETTER Hon. Hanna Cheptumo, The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage Maktaba Kuu Building, 5th Floor, Nairobi Nairobi, 27 February 2026 Hon. Cabinet Secretary, RE: MISSED DEADLINE ON SUBMISSION OF CABINET MEMO TO END FEMICIDE Wednesday marked the end of the thirty-day deadline set by President William Ruto to your…
Organised By: 📅 Date: 10TH & 11TH MARCH 2026 Navigating Duality in Data Governance: Innovation and Accountability in East Africa East Africa is experiencing a profound digital shift. Governments are digitising services, innovators are deploying new tools, and citizens generate unprecedented volumes of data every day. Yet the same systems that promise inclusion and efficiency…
Nairobi, 23 February 2026: The Law Society of Kenya and Amnesty International Kenya commend the swift, coordinated action taken yesterday, Sunday 22 February, by officers from the Lukenya and Kyumbi Police Posts, DCI Kyumbi, and other national and county security and government agencies. The action led to the rescue of Tanzanian human rights defender Mshabaha…
Overview Lest We Forget: Chapter II is a powerful survivor-centred magazine by Amnesty International Kenya that documents lived experiences of police brutality, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and life-altering injuries in Kenya. Through deeply personal testimonies from families, survivors, and witnesses, the magazine humanises statistics and restores dignity to those whose lives were violently disrupted by…
Friday 6 February 2026 After eight transformative years of service, Irũngũ Houghton will conclude his tenure as Executive Director of Amnesty International Kenya in June 2026. Under his relentless stewardship, our membership grew eightfold to establish 165 Circles of Conscience across 35 counties. This growth was matched by financial resilience. Our budget grew 150% and…
Independent film-maker Nick Wambugu took his final bow this week after battling a rare blood disorder. As the Kenyan film industry prepares its tributes, Nick’s passing deserves wider acknowledgement by the Kenyan public and international community. Unlike many, Nick filmed not only to explain our world but to offer the silenced a voice and to…
Chief Justice Emeritus Willy Mutunga’s rhetorical question “Are African governments in the business of selling Turkish citizens to the dictatorship in Türkiye?” deserves closer attention. With the recent arrests of Mustafa Güngör in Kenya and Emre Çınar in Mozambique, a new wave of transnational repression appears to be rising on African soil. Before his arrest…
ACT NOW STOP TECH-FACILITATED VIOLENCE AGAINST YOUNG ACTIVISTS IN KENYA State-sponsored digital violence is undermining constitutional freedoms and risks silencing a generation, and X and Safaricom must take steps to ensure that they properly investigate these allegations and implement human rights-compliant policies. ACT NOW Kenya: Security services must respect fundamental rights during nationwide protests Amnesty…
16 days of activism against gender-based violence ended on Wednesday, which was also International Human Rights Day. That horrific “initiation” gang rape in Meru reaffirmed how far we are from a society that keeps all women and girls dignified and safe. Less visible, however, is how sexual violence and trauma that follows affects Kenyan men…