May 30, 2024 | Civic Space Monitor
Lilian Waithera, a former employee of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) was shot dead at Kaunda Street, Nairobi on 13th February 2023. the deceased was a whistleblower in a billion-shilling scandal. According to a witness, Waithera bled from the nose and...
Sep 18, 2023 | Civic Space Monitor
On 9th September 2023at around 2am, George Otieno was arrested at Rumuruti town by two police officers, one PC Ndege and another. He was taken to Rumuruti Police Station where the police allegedly beat him up and caused internal bleeding in his head. He was later...
Aug 14, 2023 | Civic Space Monitor
On 19th July 2023, Azimio La Umoja Alliance held national demos that ran across the country. In Mtwapa, the Kilifi South MP, Chonga was arrested along with other local politicians for allegedly taking part in what the police termed as an ‘illegal protest’....
Aug 14, 2023 | Civic Space Monitor
A group of environmentalists in Nanyuki were protesting against the pollution of the Nanyuki River. A hotel investor is allegedly draining raw sewer into the Nanyuki River. The river being a source of water to many residents, its pollution will cause waterborne...
Aug 14, 2023 | Civic Space Monitor
On 7th August 2023, Fatuma Yusuf ,a human rights defender, who is also a person living with disabilities was assaulted by the Officer Commanding Station of Wajir East Police Station. The officer reportedly attacked and dragged Fatuma on the ground. Prior to this...
Aug 14, 2023 | Civic Space Monitor
On August 1 2023, frustrated parents and residents in Eldoret town took to the streets to protest against an aborted airlift education program piloted by Uasin Gishu County Government. The parents had paid millions of shillings to the county government to facilitate...
