We invite feminist leaders and civic participants to join a series of closed-door, guided dialogues exploring the complexities of power, governance, and historical impact. Over the course of seven sessions, we will critically analyze the strategies of iconic leadership figures and discuss their implications for Kenya’s political future.
Nairobi, 16 August 2026: Amnesty International Kenya strongly condemns the reported attacks on journalists, disruption of media broadcasts, destruction of property, unlawful road blockades, and acts of violence and intimidation associated with political activities in Homa Bay.
NAIROBI, 10TH AUGUST 2026: Odipo Dev and Amnesty International Kenya (AIK) have released a report documenting a sharp rise in protests across Kenya, continued use of live ammunition and the high number of arrests and injuries during protests, signaling a deepening human rights and governance crisis. The Kenya Freedom Index documented 1,292 protest events across the country between January 2025 and June 2026. Of these, 839 occurred in 2025, while 453 were recorded in only the first six months of 2026. This represents a 29% increase in protests during the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025.
For over a decade, Kenyans have buried protesters, treated life-changing injuries and watched cycles of violence repeat on our streets and in our communities. A new draft Freedom of Assembly Bill offers a chance to break this pattern. What does it get right, where does it depart from previous bills, and what must be strengthened to ensure that demonstrations are protected, not punished?
While elections produce both winners and losers, the real loser in Ol Kalou was not UDA’s candidate but the State itself. Unless Kenya radically reforms its electoral environment, the by-election offers yet another warning of how state conduct is undermining our electoral democracy. What lessons should we draw, and what must change before the 2027 General Election?
Nairobi, Kenya | 13 July 2026: We, the undersigned civil society organizations, human rights defenders, citizens, grass roots movements, and champions of accountability, strongly condemn the escalating, coordinated, and lawless campaign of intimidation leveled against The Institute for Social Accountability (TISA), its Executive Director, the entire team, and other Okoa Uchumi Campaign members.
Thursday, 25 June 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya — The Police Reforms Working Group (PRWG) condemns in the strongest terms the widespread violations of constitutional rights witnessed during the Gen Z memorial protests held across Kenya on 25 June 2026.
NAIROBI, 24 JUNE 2026: Amnesty International Kenya strongly condemns the arrest of activist Bob Njagi in Kajiado County over allegations that he was mobilising support for the peaceful memorial processions scheduled for Thursday, 25 June 2026, in Kitengela Town.
NAIROBI, 24 JUNE 2026: The Law Society of Kenya and Police Reforms Working Group note the planned nationwide memorial processions scheduled for Thursday, 25 June 2026, organised largely by Gen Z activists and citizens to commemorate those who lost their lives during the June 2024 protests.
NAIROBI, 16 JUNE 2026: Amnesty International welcomes the announcement by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Health, Aden Duale, that the Government of Kenya has suspended the construction of the proposed US government-funded Ebola Quarantine Facility in Nanyuki, Kenya, in compliance with the court order issued pending the determination of the case.
Justice of the Supreme Court of Kenya
On 5 June 2026, Amnesty International Kenya convened a hybrid Amnesty Kikao under the theme 2 Years Post #OccupyParliament: Are We on the Right Track to Protect the Right to Protest? The discussion brought together human rights defenders, lawyers, civil society actors, students, and members of the public to reflect on the state of the constitutional right to peaceful assembly and protest in Kenya.