New assembly Bill secures safer protests but is should do more

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.

By Irungu Houghton 1 month ago

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Why the real loser in Ol Kalou contest is the State

While elections produce both winners and losers, the real loser in Ol Kalou was not UDA's candidate but the State itself.

By Irungu Houghton 1 month ago

When will abductions and police brutality come to an end?

 Kenyan courts have repeatedly found the state liable for using excessive force against protesters, arbitrary arrests, pre-trial detention, and denying suspects access to lawyers.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Mothers drive policy reform by speaking out against brutality

Mothers from the farthest ends of the country have refused for their sons to be profiled, abducted and forcefully disappeared.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

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Hope and doubt in state compensation plan

Kenya’s reparations plan is welcomed but raises questions on fairness, funding, and whether justice for state violence victims will truly be achieved.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

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Maraga, environmentalists' arrest raise key queries on Nairobi park

Arrest of activists protesting Nairobi National Park development has intensified scrutiny of a contested Bomas expansion project now heading to court.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Rescue capital city from greedy, reckless and unqualified officers

We must also focus on deeper, systemic and relational failures that enabled him thrive at City Hall.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

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What would it take to keep all Kenyan women and girls safe?

With 16 Utumishi Girls Academy students dead and 74 injured, the nation reels from another horrific, tragic incident.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

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OCS arrest for freeing protesters betrays political hand in the NPS

The midnight home arrest of Police OCS Dishon Angoya during another week of protests, perhaps not wholly surprising, was still unsettling.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

UDA owes Kenyans an apology over remarks made in the Senate

How do last week’s Senate exchange, a youth poll, and this week’s by‑election connect, and why do all parties in power need to pay attention?

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

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Suluhu's threat of violence to the youth takes East Africa backward

President Samia Suluhu’s comments at the business conference this week were hard-faced, honest, and habitual.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

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Registration of 2.6m new voters is an indicator of political awareness

The 2.6 million new voters bring the register to 24.7 million. It marks one of the fastest expansions in Kenya’s history.

By Irungu Houghton 4 months ago

New assembly Bill secures safer protests but is should do more

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.

By Irungu Houghton 1 month ago

Premium

Why the real loser in Ol Kalou contest is the State

While elections produce both winners and losers, the real loser in Ol Kalou was not UDA's candidate but the State itself.

By Irungu Houghton 1 month ago

When will abductions and police brutality come to an end?

 Kenyan courts have repeatedly found the state liable for using excessive force against protesters, arbitrary arrests, pre-trial detention, and denying suspects access to lawyers.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Mothers drive policy reform by speaking out against brutality

Mothers from the farthest ends of the country have refused for their sons to be profiled, abducted and forcefully disappeared.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Premium

Hope and doubt in state compensation plan

Kenya’s reparations plan is welcomed but raises questions on fairness, funding, and whether justice for state violence victims will truly be achieved.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Premium

Maraga, environmentalists' arrest raise key queries on Nairobi park

Arrest of activists protesting Nairobi National Park development has intensified scrutiny of a contested Bomas expansion project now heading to court.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Rescue capital city from greedy, reckless and unqualified officers

We must also focus on deeper, systemic and relational failures that enabled him thrive at City Hall.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

Premium

What would it take to keep all Kenyan women and girls safe?

With 16 Utumishi Girls Academy students dead and 74 injured, the nation reels from another horrific, tragic incident.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

Premium

OCS arrest for freeing protesters betrays political hand in the NPS

The midnight home arrest of Police OCS Dishon Angoya during another week of protests, perhaps not wholly surprising, was still unsettling.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

UDA owes Kenyans an apology over remarks made in the Senate

How do last week’s Senate exchange, a youth poll, and this week’s by‑election connect, and why do all parties in power need to pay attention?

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

Premium

Suluhu's threat of violence to the youth takes East Africa backward

President Samia Suluhu’s comments at the business conference this week were hard-faced, honest, and habitual.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

Premium

Registration of 2.6m new voters is an indicator of political awareness

The 2.6 million new voters bring the register to 24.7 million. It marks one of the fastest expansions in Kenya’s history.

By Irungu Houghton 4 months ago

New assembly Bill secures safer protests but is should do more

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.

By Irungu Houghton 1 month ago

Premium

Why the real loser in Ol Kalou contest is the State

While elections produce both winners and losers, the real loser in Ol Kalou was not UDA's candidate but the State itself.

By Irungu Houghton 1 month ago

When will abductions and police brutality come to an end?

 Kenyan courts have repeatedly found the state liable for using excessive force against protesters, arbitrary arrests, pre-trial detention, and denying suspects access to lawyers.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Mothers drive policy reform by speaking out against brutality

Mothers from the farthest ends of the country have refused for their sons to be profiled, abducted and forcefully disappeared.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Premium

Hope and doubt in state compensation plan

Kenya’s reparations plan is welcomed but raises questions on fairness, funding, and whether justice for state violence victims will truly be achieved.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Premium

Maraga, environmentalists' arrest raise key queries on Nairobi park

Arrest of activists protesting Nairobi National Park development has intensified scrutiny of a contested Bomas expansion project now heading to court.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Rescue capital city from greedy, reckless and unqualified officers

We must also focus on deeper, systemic and relational failures that enabled him thrive at City Hall.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

Premium

What would it take to keep all Kenyan women and girls safe?

With 16 Utumishi Girls Academy students dead and 74 injured, the nation reels from another horrific, tragic incident.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

Premium

OCS arrest for freeing protesters betrays political hand in the NPS

The midnight home arrest of Police OCS Dishon Angoya during another week of protests, perhaps not wholly surprising, was still unsettling.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

UDA owes Kenyans an apology over remarks made in the Senate

How do last week’s Senate exchange, a youth poll, and this week’s by‑election connect, and why do all parties in power need to pay attention?

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

Premium

Suluhu's threat of violence to the youth takes East Africa backward

President Samia Suluhu’s comments at the business conference this week were hard-faced, honest, and habitual.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

Premium

Registration of 2.6m new voters is an indicator of political awareness

The 2.6 million new voters bring the register to 24.7 million. It marks one of the fastest expansions in Kenya’s history.

By Irungu Houghton 4 months ago

New assembly Bill secures safer protests but is should do more

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.

By Irungu Houghton 1 month ago

Premium

Why the real loser in Ol Kalou contest is the State

While elections produce both winners and losers, the real loser in Ol Kalou was not UDA's candidate but the State itself.

By Irungu Houghton 1 month ago

When will abductions and police brutality come to an end?

Kenyan courts have repeatedly found the state liable for using excessive force against protesters, arbitrary arrests, pre-trial detention, and denying suspects access to lawyers.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Mothers drive policy reform by speaking out against brutality

Mothers from the farthest ends of the country have refused for their sons to be profiled, abducted and forcefully disappeared.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago