Enabling Environment for Civic Actions

POLICE SHOOTS A 15-YEAR-OLD IN NYAHURURU AMIDST PROTESTS

Jul 24, 2024 | Civic Space Monitor, Police Action

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 the evening was caught in between protestors as she struggled to get...

GOVERNMENT THREATENS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ACCUSING THEM OF ALLEGEDLY FUNDING PROTESTS: FORD FOUNDATION

Jul 24, 2024 | Civic Space Monitor

President William Ruto has accused the Ford Foundation, an American private foundation, of sponsoring violence during the #RejectFinanceBill2024 and the #OccupyBunge national protests. Speaking in Nakuru on Monday, Ruto claimed that the Foundation hired goons to...

ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL BANS PROTESTS WITHIN NAIROBI CBD

Jul 24, 2024 | Civic Space Monitor

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 after weeks of youth-led anti-government demonstrations that have,...

COURT SUSPENDS POLICE ORDER BANNING DEMOS IN NAIROBI CBD

Jul 24, 2024 | Civic Space Monitor

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 Mwamuye in issuing the temporary order certified the matter filed by Katiba...