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KHRC slams police for inaction over attack on mothers’ briefing ahead of Saba Saba
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

KHRC said the assailants broke through the perimeter wall of its Gitanga Road premises, violently disrupted the event, roughed up attendees, and made...

Saba Saba protest death toll rises to 31
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 08, 2025

Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) expressed sympathy for the victims and families affected by the violence, sending out messages of condolence and...

CCTV exposes how goons violently invaded KHRC offices
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 06, 2025

The harrowing incident occurred on Sunday afternoon ahead of the Saba Saba demonstrations slated for Monday, July 7.

LSK, Police Reforms Working Group condemn storming of KHRC offices ahead of Saba Saba protests
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 06, 2025

According to LSK and PRWG, nearly 100 individuals, including mothers and children of victims of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances and j...

'No parent should bury their child': Kenyan mothers speak out against police brutality, extrajudicial killings
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 06, 2025

In their statement, the Mothers of Kenya condemned escalating police violence and called for justice for victims of protest-related killings, includin...

Ex-CJ David Maraga slams President William Ruto after armed goons storm KHRC offices
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 06, 2025

The Sunday incident occurred at KHRC’s offices along Gitanga Road, where a press conference had been convened by Kenyan mothers and human rights defen...

KHRC condemns deportation of legal advisor, accuses Ruto government of silencing critics
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 06, 2025

The commission accused President William Ruto’s government of orchestrating a campaign to intimidate and suppress voices critical of his administratio...

Court stops police officers from attacking ambulances, places of worship during protests
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 27, 2025

Justice Mwamuye further prohibited the police from using tear gas, chemical agents, water cannons, or any crowd-control measures against unarmed indiv...

KHRC, Katiba Institute sue Communications Authority of Kenya over ban on live protest coverage
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 25, 2025

The organisations said they had filed an urgent judicial review application at the High Court in Nairobi to challenge what they termed an unconstituti...

Media houses resume live broadcast of protests despite government threat
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 25, 2025

This is not the first time the Communications Authority has threatened broadcasters. A similar warning was issued in 2024 during the anti-Finance Bill...

Rights groups demand action as 1,073 teenage pregnancies recorded in Lamu since 2024
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 06, 2025

This is not the first time the alarm has been raised. In 2024, both KHRC and MUHURI urged the government to act, citing earlier findings by the Kenya...

Lobby demands end to police brutality as teen’s killing sparks deadly protests in Majengo
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Mar 05, 2025

The teenager's killing sparked protests that led to more deaths and injuries as police opened fire on demonstrators.

Government to revise controversial university funding model, says CS Ogamba
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 21, 2024

He further explained that an interim report has already been introduced, which will be reviewed before a final report is released.

Lobby groups accuse Safaricom of data breach, call for accountability
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 15, 2024

While Safaricom issued a public statement on October 31, 2024, denying the claims, KHRC and MUHURI said the company failed to adequately address the f...

How arrest as a teenager fired Hussein Khalid’s urge to fight for rights
Hanifa Adan  |  Aug 27, 2024

One of his significant achievements was his involvement in investigating the murder of ICC witness Meshack Yebei

Ruto's Cabinet appointments challenged in court over integrity concerns
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 09, 2024

The petitioners are requesting that the court mandate the President to initiate a new appointment process that aligns with constitutional requirements...

DCI probing discovery of bodies in quarry at Mukuru Kwa Njenga
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 12, 2024

The DCI has urged the public to cooperate with authorities as they conduct the investigation.

We should all speak against injustices in Kenya - Houghton Irungu
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 24, 2024

While we have one of the best constitutions and some of the best laws in the world, we still do not have equality under the law.

Three CSs sued by rights lobby over 'laxity' in flood disaster response
Barack Oduor  |  May 17, 2024

The KHRC specifically criticises Kindiki for issuing a directive to evacuate all persons residing within the 30-meter riparian corridor of rivers and...

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