Nov 24, 2022 | Civic Space Monitor
A voter education exercise was held in Nandi County on 19 June 2022. The exercise was conducted by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The voters were educated on the voting process, the documents required for voting, the process of marking a...
Nov 23, 2022 | Civic Space Monitor
On 19th April 2022, Mombasa citizens held the “NjaaRevolution” protests (translated to ‘hunger revolution’), protesting the high cost of living. Protestors demanded the government to suspend Value-added tax (VAT) and Pay as you earn (PAYE) due to the harsh...
Nov 23, 2022 | Civic Space Monitor
On 4th February 2022, the Magistrates’ Court in Mombasa found six activists guilty of gathering illegally and failing to maintain physical distances in a public place during a demonstration where they were protesting against the misappropriation of COVID-19 funds and...
Nov 23, 2022 | Civic Space Monitor
On 21st October 2021, two unidentified men bombed renowned activist Boniface Mwangi’s incomplete house in Athi River, Machakos County. The two men used rifles to threaten and round up the night time construction workers. Boniface Mwangi suspects a senior politician...
Nov 23, 2022 | Civic Space Monitor
In yet another incident of police brutality in enforcement of a COVID-19 related curfew, on 19th August 2021, residents of Kayole in Nairobi protested the death of John Kiiru who was allegedly beaten to death by police officers for violating the COVID-19...
Nov 23, 2022 | Civic Space Monitor
On 19th July 2021, learners at Meru National Polytechnic University demonstrated against student election irregularities. According to the students, the administration had influenced the elections to favour a particular group of students preferred by the school’s...
