BURNING OF 28 SENGWER HOMES IN EMBOBUT FOREST, ELGEYO MARAKWET
13 July 2020
On 10 July 2020, 28 homes were burnt in Kapkok Glade leaving families with no shelter. The Kenyan Constitution and the 2012 Land Act prohibit such forced evictions. We condemn these actions in the [...]
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REGIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY JOINT STATEMENT ON THE ONSLAUGHT OF CIVIC SPACE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE IN EAST AFRICA
8 July 2020
We, the undersigned representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) operating within the East African Community and operating under the East African Community (EAC) Consultative Dialogue Framework (CDF) met through a [...]
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President Uhuru Kenyatta lifts Covid-19 restrictions
6 July 2020
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced phased reopening of the country as the government moved to relax Covid-19 restrictions. The president said cessation of movement into and out [...]
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Report flags Kenya as a hotspot for human trafficking
6 July 2020
A new US report on global human trafficking trends has put Kenya in the list of countries with the worst human trafficking problems in the world. The Trafficking in Persons [...]
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Kenya to reopen its airspace despite increasing Covid-19 cases
6 July 2020
Kenya is set to reopen its airspace for domestic flights, allow religious gatherings and inter-county tourism and travel in a bid to salvage its battered economy, even as the number [...]
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Kenya shelves Naivasha SGR depot cargo pick-up orde
6 July 2020
The State has backed down from its earlier directive on the use of standard gauge railway (SGR) for all cargo destined to Nairobi and beyond following pressure from regional economies. [...]
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New reality for business leaders in post-Covid era
6 July 2020
East African businesses will have to change in order to survive after the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a survey released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) titled East Africa’s Rebound, [...]
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Clobbered to death for not wearing a face mask
6 July 2020
Julius Ouma Orwa was allegedly assaulted to death by police in Migori after he was arrested for not wearing a face mask.[Courtesy] Three families have become the latest to [...]
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They have killed us more than corona’: Kenya Police Brutality amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
2 July 2020
Police brutality in Kenya is not new and with the COVID- 19 pandemic the police remains to be accused of using excessive force and violence in the name of imposing the [...]
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