By Irũngũ Houghton Public reaction to the sentencing of Baby Sagini’s cousin, grandmother, and aunt this week seems muffled in contrast to the widespread horror expressed seven months ago. Seeking justice is often a long process. Distracted by our own daily challenges, we often miss the...

The right to assemble, protest and demonstrate has been in focus once again this year. Since March, the Azimio La Umoja demonstrations against the cost of living have been marred by violent clashes between protesters and law enforcement. Several human rights organisations, claim police have...

Recently, the Court of Appeal declared mandatory life imprisonment unconstitutional. The three-judge decision came from a petition by Julius Kitsao, who was convicted of defiling a four-year-old girl under Section 8 of the Sexual Offences Act. He argued that imposing a mandatory minimum sentence of...

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Four young men, between the ages of 15 and 26, were rounded up on May 23, 2023 by a chief and an assistant chief as well as members of the Nyumba Kumi (community policing) group in Antubociu, Ndula Village, Meru County, and beaten severely to make them confess to stealing a goat belonging to one...

On Wednesday, Amnesty International Kenya and Human Rights Watch released joint findings on the human rights violations surrounding the March 20, 27 and 30 Azimio La Umoja protests. They revealed that 12 people, including two babies, died due to police action, especially unlawful use of force in...

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The fourth Police Inspector General of Kenya was sworn in yesterday. As Japhet Koome assumes office, what might he find in his in-tray and which opportunities could he seize to deepen human rights-based, professional policing and access to justice for all? Firstly, an admission. I attended and...

Kenya’s rebirth in 2010 was a reincarnation of the one we inherited in 1963, which was, in turn, a reincarnation of the one set up by the British in 1895 when they occupied Kenya and 1920 when the Kenya colony was founded. The difference between these reincarnations lies in the rights the people...

Since the election of President William Ruto in August 2022, the criminal justice, human rights and access to justice environments have shifted due to deliberate actions by the new regime. For example, day one of the Ruto administration saw six judges of the Court of Appeal being sworn in. The...

A CRY FOR INVESTMENT IN LEGAL AID SERVICES AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE  A MEMORANDUM TO STATE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ON THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL KENYA 12 OCTOBER 2022 Nairobi County – On the tenth anniversary of Amnesty International Kenya,...