Jubilee's formula on antipathy to civil society

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria, the sponsor of the Public Benefits Organisations Act. The lawmaker has often said he was looking out for the interests of Kenyans by calling for transparency of the NGO funds. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: The Jubilee Government spent part of this year trying to figure out a formula to deal with growing antipathy towards non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

It was not lost to many that the International Criminal Court cases were built on evidence and witnesses submitted by civil society groups, besides their involvement in activism that brought them into direct conflict with the State on areas like security and civil rights.