Nairobi, 19 May 2025: Amnesty International is shocked to read the response of the Kenyan Ambassador to Saudia Arabia Mohammed Ruwange to our 12 May 2025 report Saudi Arabia: Locked in, left out: The hidden lives of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. The Kenyan Ambassador’s statement published on Facebook on 17 May 2025 alleges…
Ukiwa katika nchi kama Saudi Arabia, huna pesa, uko peke yako kwa hivyo huna msaada wowote… Nilikuwa nimefungiwa ndani, kutoka nje haikuruhusiwa. Sijawahi kutoka nje ya nyumba na sikuwahi kuwa na siku ya mapumziko. Hope*, ambaye alirejea Kenya baada ya kufanya kazi kama mfanyakazi wa ndani nchini Saudi Arabia Historia Saudi Arabia ni makao ya…
Wanawake wa Kenya ambao huajiriwa kufanya kazi za nyumbani Saudi Arabia hulazimika kuvumilia mazingira ya kazi ambayo ni ya kikatili na kibaguzi. Mazingira haya yanaweza kufananishwa na kazi ya kulazimishwa na ulanguzi wa watu, Amnesty International imesema katika ripoti yake. Ripoti hiyo inaangazia namna waajiri wanavyowanyanyasa wanawake hawa majumbani mwao kutokana na mitazamo ya ubaguzi…
Nairobi, 13th May 2025: Kenyan women hired as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia endure gruelling, abusive and discriminatory working conditions, which often amount to forced labour and human trafficking, Amnesty International said in a new report. The report highlights how employers subjected the women to extreme exploitation in private homes, often fuelled by racism, and…
Nairobi, 5 May 2025: Victims’ families, Amnesty International Kenya, Utu Wetu Trust, the International Justice Mission and the Police Reforms Working Group condemn the DPP’s dropping of charges against eight of the twelve police commanders and officers who were initially included the original charge case. Today, four police officers took plea before the High Court…
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,…
📅 Date: 5th April 2025 ⏰ Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM 📍 Venue: Whaley Park Community Center, 5620 E. Atherton St, City of Long Beach, CA 90815, USA Kenya has witnessed a surge in civic action, from nationwide protests to grassroots movements demanding accountability and justice. But how do we transform public dissent into concrete…
The shock announcement that the sixty-four-year-old USAID has been cancelled at the stroke of a President’s pen went viral earlier this month. While the international headlines may have subsided, the impact on millions of Kenyans has not. How is the Kenya Kwanza administration and 47 county governments responding to ensure our health rights are not…
New statistics released this week demonstrate violence remains a major threat to the safety and dignity of nearly 29 million Kenyan women and girls. Despite the creation of a large taskforce and the recent President’s Sh 100 million directive, the campaign against femicide needs a change of direction to effectively address this pressing national challenge.…
Grace Njoki Mulei and the Social Health Insurance Fund are trending again. As the 61-year-old patient and whistleblower was arraigned in court yesterday, Kenyans chose to arraign our infant health insurance programme and the National Police Service in the court of public opinion. Before Grace Njoki Mulei boldly stormed the media conference of Health Cabinet…