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Irungu Houghton

The state must protect Senator Omtatah from constant attacks

Over the last year, he has faced several public attacks and raids on his office and home designed to intimidate him from his legislative and litigative duties as an opposition parliamentarian.

By Irungu Houghton 19 days ago

The state must protect Senator Omtatah from constant attacks

Unraveling the complexity of the Shakahola tragedy

Unraveling the complexity of the Shakahola tragedy

By Irungu Houghton 26 days ago

Festering wound in health sector needs more than threats to heal

Festering wound in health sector needs more than threats to heal

By Irungu Houghton 1 month ago

We have Dr Chakava to thank for the rights and freedoms we enjoy

We have Dr Chakava to thank for the rights and freedoms we enjoy

By Irungu Houghton 1 month ago

How safe are asylum seekers in Kenya and how can we step up?

What could the government learn from other governments currently addressing transnational repression?

By Irungu Houghton 1 month ago

How safe are asylum seekers in Kenya and how can we step up?

Reform the service rather than hide rotten apples in the police

Chief Inspector Walter Nyamato Nyankieya died in a Washington DC hotel this week while attending consultations on the legally distressed police deployment to Haiti.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Reform the service rather than hide rotten apples in the police

Avoid all forms of victim shaming to protect all from gender violence

Sexual and gender-based violence is not normal. Our silence, jokes, or sense of denial must not license public acceptance. Femicidal behaviour is criminal, and it must stop.

By Irungu Houghton 2 months ago

Avoid all forms of victim shaming to protect all from gender violence

Why Kenyans should protect their public and personal data

Big data breaches are not unique to Kenya. Last year IBM reported that global data breaches amounted to Sh700 million last year, a 15 per cent increase over 3 years.

By Irungu Houghton and Victor Ndede 2 months ago

Why Kenyans should protect their public and personal data

Guard against religious cults out to exploit the vulnerable Kenyans

Kenya has experienced more than six massacres linked to religious extremism in the past 30 years. Shakahola death toll has claimed the most lives.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

Guard against religious cults out to exploit the vulnerable Kenyans

Global justice system on trial as South Africa takes Israel to ICJ

What is the significance of the South Africa petition before the International Court of Justice (ICJ)? More importantly, can it bring the atrocities to an end?

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

Global justice system on trial as South Africa takes Israel to ICJ

Blogger's killing: The ball is now in police, ODPP's court

Daniel "Sniper" Muthiani was last seen heading for the residence of Governor Kawira Mwangaza after receiving a call from her associate Vincent Muriithi Kirimi.

By Irungu Houghton 3 months ago

Blogger's killing: The ball is now in police, ODPP's court

It might be time for a new song to raise awareness about Gaza

20,000 human beings, 70 per cent of them non-combatant women and children, lie dead under makeshift graves or below the rubble of homes and hospitals in Gaza.

By Irungu Houghton 4 months ago

It might be time for a new song to raise awareness about Gaza

National awards must tap into vein of leadership and courage

Nearly 1,000 Kenyans were honoured in the pre-Jamhuri Day gazette notice of 16986.

By Irungu Houghton and Njeri Kabeberi 4 months ago

National awards must tap into vein of leadership and courage

Massive global human rights violations

Silence normalises and is fertile soil for state and public apathy. Let us demand that the world remains focused on Sudan and Gaza. Let each of us record and post #StopTheWar 10-second videos.

By Irungu Houghton 4 months ago

Massive global human rights violations

How our silence emboldens those that hurt people based on identity

It has become increasingly fashionable for leaders to associate their parents with the Mau Mau at veteran's funerals. Family genealogies are re-historicised to downplay relatives.

By Irungu Houghton 4 months ago

How our silence emboldens those that hurt people based on identity

Grand corruption and abuse of office killing bottom-up dream

Grand corruption and abuse of office remain the biggest threat to the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda and a second term.

By Irungu Houghton 4 months ago

Grand corruption and abuse of office killing bottom-up dream

Beware push to pass bills that target people based on identity

These domestic interests and their foreign allies are dragging The Presidency into a high-stakes policy distraction that risks licensing horrific crimes and an international backlash.

By Irungu Houghton 5 months ago

Beware push to pass bills that target people based on identity

Children have gone online let us nurture them on the digital path

Given the huge understanding gap between most parents and children, digital safety programs must be designed based on a localised understanding of young people's interests.

By Irungu Houghton 5 months ago

Children have gone online let us nurture them on the digital path

Let's demand integrity from all professionals to safeguard society

Several cases of identity theft and misrepresentation, identity theft and fraud alert us the legal profession is gradually deteriorating.

By Irungu Houghton 5 months ago

Let's demand integrity from all professionals to safeguard society

The world must now find lasting solution to Palestine occupation

Over 4,700 Palestinian civilians, 40 per cent of them children, have been killed in Gaza and the West Bank.

By Irungu Houghton 5 months ago

The world must now find lasting solution to Palestine occupation

Public anger growing against officers out to extort Kenyans

Ceasing the appointment of individuals with tainted histories would restore public faith. Over the last year, no less than 245 corruption cases have been withdrawn against presidential allies.

By Irungu Houghton 6 months ago

Public anger growing against officers out to extort Kenyans

Our nation's model is not based on hatred or bias against anyone

History is replete with religious and political leaders announcing warring crusades or pronouncing fatwas against Muslims, Christians, blacks, the sick, differently abled and women.

By Irungu Houghton 6 months ago

Our nation's model is not based on hatred or bias against anyone

Why Kenya must criminalise enforced disappearance in law

Overlooked and now in need of their legislative attention are the legal loopholes that allow state officers to forcibly disappear suspects or persons in conflict with the law.

By Irungu Houghton 6 months ago

Why Kenya must criminalise enforced disappearance in law

A lot at stake as Kenya police head to Haiti to restore order

What might our police officers face and what lessons might they learn from the last six months of responding to our own civil strife and maandamanos?

By Irungu Houghton 7 months ago

A lot at stake as Kenya police head to Haiti to restore order

How to benefit from inevitable disruptions through use of AI

What are the possibilities and perils of artificial intelligence for Kenya and what guidance must we expect from the ICT Ministry Sector Working Group, announced last week?

By Irungu Houghton 7 months ago

How to benefit from inevitable disruptions through use of AI

Regimes that suppress dissenting voices invite citizen's resistance

Kenya draws its international legitimacy and moral influence from its constitutional order, active citizenry and civil society, an independent press, Judiciary, and several oversight agencies.

By Irungu Houghton 7 months ago

Regimes that suppress dissenting voices invite citizen's resistance

Go beyond carbon markets at the upcoming climate summit

The September 4 to 8 Pan-African summit seeks to establish a united African position ahead of the November COP28 global negotiations.

By Irungu Houghton and David Ngira 7 months ago

Go beyond carbon markets at the upcoming climate summit

Personal data is the new oil hence the need to guard it at all levels

Weak public awareness places millions at the risk of identity theft by criminals and data harvesting by corporate agencies who understand that our personal data is the new oil.

By Irungu Houghton 7 months ago

Personal data is the new oil hence the need to guard it at all levels

Authorities should protect Kenyans from WorldCoin and such data firms

The news that over 350,000 Kenyans have sold their irises to Tools for Humanity alerts us to the dangers of emerging digital technology and the importance of eternal legal vigilance.

By Irungu Houghton 8 months ago

Authorities should protect Kenyans from WorldCoin and such data firms

Micere Mugo taught us to believe in ourselves and triumph over ugliness

Professor Micere Githae Mugo's passing away on June 30th, 2023 could not have been more different than her discreet departure from Kenya in 1982.

By Irungu Houghton 8 months ago

Micere Mugo taught us to believe in ourselves and triumph over ugliness

Power of mercy should insulated from politics, involve more players

For criminal justice to truly work it must be insulated from political influence and corruption. It must deliver justice fairly, equally, and quickly and be founded on transformative justice.

By Irungu Houghton 8 months ago

Power of mercy should insulated from politics, involve more players

Baby Sagini tragedy shows the fear, hate and isolation our families suffer

Political, social, or religious populism is both alluring and corrosive. It sets people against each other and fragments the social fabric of households, communities and nations.

By Irungu Houghton 8 months ago

Baby Sagini tragedy shows the fear, hate and isolation our families suffer

How Ruto's promise of non-partisan police service is quickly being eroded

President William Ruto publicly promised us an independent national police service that would not resort to extra-judicial killings, secret police squads and human rights abuses.

By Irungu Houghton 9 months ago

How Ruto's promise of non-partisan police service is quickly being eroded

We're caught between danger of revolt and chance of reason

The demonstrations, destruction, and deaths have entirely blurred the roles of protest organiser, protester, bystander, looter and police-officer.

By Irungu Houghton 9 months ago

We're caught between danger of revolt and chance of reason

After Shakahola, genuine clergy owe us a debt of self-regulations

With less than five media mentions of Shakahola over the last month, it is safe to say national amnesia and possibly trauma has kicked in and the public has moved on.

By Irungu Houghton 9 months ago

After Shakahola, genuine clergy owe us a debt of self-regulations

Why no one is safe when victims of violence join the defence team

Felix Orinda was shot twice at 07.16am on January 17, 2020, while playing music at the B-Club in Kilimani. CCTV video footage still publicly available, shows Babu discharging a weapon.

By Irungu Houghton 10 months ago

Why no one is safe when victims of violence join the defence team

Tell David Sankok that is no 'love-nest' but an evil trap by sex predators

Roundly accused of promoting rape culture, the moment sadly reflects how much those elected to serve the public can lose sight of the risk women and girls face.

By Irungu Houghton 10 months ago

Tell David Sankok that is no 'love-nest' but an evil trap by sex predators

Kenyans can smell double-speak in government policies and tax plans

Is Kenya at a breaking point? How will the Kenyan state calm this growing public rebellion against exploitative taxation hikes to pay off state capture and ravenous international creditors.

By Irungu Houghton 10 months ago

Kenyans can smell double-speak in government policies and tax plans

What youth need to thrive now and in future as Kenya turns 60

If the primary responsibility of every generation is to expand freedoms and safety for the next, who and where are today's Kimathis, Mukamis, Jaramogis and Pio Pintos?

By Irungu Houghton 10 months ago

What youth need to thrive now and in future as Kenya turns 60

Let's reform our criminal justice system and spare petty offenders

It is time the Attorney General and Parliament initiate a review process to abolish the death penalty in line with global human rights trends.

By Irungu Houghton 10 months ago

Let's reform our criminal justice system and spare petty offenders

Protect most vulnerable persons from hate crime, discrimination

In a welcome departure from past administrations, the Kenya Kwanza regime has declared a "Marshall Plan" to transition from refugee camps to integrated settlements.

By Irungu Houghton, Houghton Irungu and Njeri Gatheru 11 months ago

Protect most vulnerable persons from hate crime, discrimination

Diplomats must do more than refer to their policy brief today

It is notable that while Switzerland has an established and successful history of democratic civil-society participation in policymaking, it only created its first foreign policy think-tank in 2009.

By Irungu Houghton 11 months ago

Diplomats must do more than refer to their policy brief today

Middle class must awaken to reality of expanding taxation

Squeezed between a contracting economy, falling shilling, increasing joblessness and high costs of living, social media and the SMS chatrooms are buzzing.

By Irungu Houghton 11 months ago

Middle class must awaken to reality of expanding taxation

Ban on media from entering Shakahola should worry us

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki's declaration on Wednesday that the 800-acre crime scene is now off limits to journalists must worry us.

By Irungu Houghton 11 months ago

Ban on media from entering Shakahola should worry us

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