On behalf of the Kenya Union of Journalists, Bloggers Association of Kenya, Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union, the Kenya Medical Association, Missing Voices Alliance and the Police Reforms Working Group, we award this certificate of appreciation to all Law Society of Kenya...

Nairobi, 8 August 2024: The Law Society of Kenya and Police Reforms Working Group’s attention has been drawn to media reports showing people masked and armed with large wooden batons on 6 August 2024 in Kapsabet town and elsewhere threatening to violently disrupt any form of gathering. The reports...

The #RejectFinanceBill hashtag was tweeted four million times on X, attracting the attention of people nationally and globally. The hashtag entailed information on citizens’ demands on political accountability, civic education on various governance issues, calls for the release of citizens who have...

After a five-month delay, the Reverend Mutava Musyimi-led Taskforce formed to recommend more effective ways of regulating religious extremism submitted its report to President Ruto this week. Disappointingly, the report offers few fresh ideas. Commissioned after the Shakahola mass crime a year ago,...

Are Kenyans able to break the cycle of repetitive compulsion and seize this national moment to transform systemic issues that have festered and finally burst? Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud explored the concept of repetitive compulsion a century ago. Repetitive compulsion is the unconscious tendency...

JOINT STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20th July 2024: For decades, Civil Society Organizations in Kenya have been the backbone of our nation, tirelessly safeguarding democratic values and principles, amplifying the voices of vulnerable communities, promoting transparency and accountability, and...

Nairobi, 17 July 2024: The Police Reforms Working Group (PRWG-K) acknowledges the resignation of the Inspector General of the National Police Service, Japhet Koome, amid the several cases of deaths, serious injuries and abductions in the context of the protests that began as Anti-Finance Bill...

The Campaign Journey Kickoff: We began this journey with a call to all Kenyans to self-organize Freedom Writers reading events in their communities. The response was phenomenal—over 60 self-organized groups heeded our call within just three days! This rapid and enthusiastic participation...

Background On Friday, June 21st, 2024, the University of Nairobi hosts a celebration of freedom writing and academic freedom co-organised with Amnesty International Kenya and the Kenya Diaspora Alliance (USA). The event is one of a Madaraka month-long set of Freedom Reading events celebrating the...

As we acknowledge and recognize the efforts of all those who were involved in the constitutional-making process in one way or another, it’s important to pause and reflect on their impact. Their invaluable contributions gave birth to a progressive Constitution with provisions that would previously...

Amnesty International Kenya invites you to contribute to our efforts to put some of the best books of Micere Githae Mugo and Ngugi wa Thiong’o before schools, universities and community libraries and resources across the country. Your contribution will equip each centre with 10 books, event...

President Ruto’s commencement of the Public Benefits Organisations Act (2013) surprised most Kenyans. The Act is probably one of the most neglected yet significant laws in Kenyan history. Now that the Act has been operationalized, what does it mean for thousands of soon-to-be Public Benefits...