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Attack on civil society is a bad sign for the future of democracy in Kenya

Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) Executive Director Gladwell Otieno

Last week felt like history repeating itself for civil society. It felt like Kenya had gone back to the dark days of one party dictatorship.

The week began with a notification from the NGO Coordination Board executive director Fazul Mohammed, purporting to de-register the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC). This was followed a day later by a letter from Fazul directing the Directorate of Criminal Investigations boss Ndegwa Muhoro to shut down operations of the Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG), which he alleged was operating without a registration certificate.

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