Civic Space Monitor
Karatina family seeks justice after son shot during ‘Nane Nane’ protests
A family in Karatina is demanding justice after their 19-year-old son, Wycliff Thiong’o, was shot and injured during the 'Nane Nane' protests in Karatina Town. Thiong’o, who is now admitted to...
POLICE BRUTALTY AGAINST MEDIA AS THEY COVER NANE NANE PROTESTS
Police are on the spot yet again for targeting and attacking journalists who were covering the Nane Nane protests in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) on Thursday. Police were...
POLICE SHOOTS A 15-YEAR-OLD IN NYAHURURU AMIDST PROTESTS
15-year-old student from Bishop Louis Mixed Secondary School shot on the legs by police on her way home during the #OccupyBunge demos. The girl who is said to have been coming back from school in...
GOVERNMENT THREATENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ACCUSING THEM OF ALLEGEDLY FUNDING PROTESTS: FORD FOUNDATION
President William Ruto has accused the Ford Foundation, an American private foundation, of sponsoring violence during the #RejectFinanceBill2024 and the #OccupyBunge national protests. Speaking...
ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL BANS PROTESTS WITHIN NAIROBI CBD
Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja on the 17th July 2024 announced a ban on protests within the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) for an unspecified period of time. This comes...
COURT SUSPENDS POLICE ORDER BANNING DEMOS IN NAIROBI CBD
On the 18th of July 2024 following a petition filed by Katiba Institute challenging acting IG Douglas Karanja’s decision to ban protests within the Nairobi CBD and its environs, Justice Bahati...
“Ruto’s ‘Irresponsible Reporting’ Warning Seen as Media Freedom Attack Amid Journalist Arrests and Shootings at Anti-Government Protests
On Sunday, July 24, 2024, while addressing a congregation at a church in Chebango, Bomet County, President Ruto criticized the media for what he described as 'irresponsible reporting' against his...
JKUAT STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE IN JUJA STREETS SEEKING JUSTICE FOR FELLOW COMRADE DENZEL
Juja, Kenya – The bustling streets of Juja were transformed into a fervent ground of activism as students from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) took to the streets...
“KENYAN MEDICS EXERCISE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS IN NIGHT-LONG PROTEST FOR INTERN POSTING COMPLIANCE”
Medics camped outside the Ministry of Health headquarters at Afya House, Nairobi, on Monday night after a day of protests, exercising their constitutional rights to freedom of expression and the...
YOUTH STORM TRANS NZOIA MCA ALFRED WESWAS’S OFFICE, DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY
In a dramatic display of civic action, a group of youth in Trans Nzoia stormed the office of Sirende Member of County Assembly (MCA) Alfred Weswa, demanding accountability for what they described...