By Eddah Waithaka Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Kenya have issued a strong call to protect judicial independence and accountability, warning that sustained attacks on the Judiciary threaten the foundations of Kenya’s constitutional democracy. The organizations made the declaration during a press briefing held today at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi, addressing growing concerns […]
By Eddah Waithaka The Okoa Uchumi and a group of over 30 civil society organizations, have issued a stark warning about Kenya’s worsening public finance crisis. In a statement released on Friday, Okoa Uchumi called for urgent action to address mismanagement of public resources, rising debt, and systemic corruption, which are pushing millions of Kenyans […]
By Eddah Waithaka As the world prepares for the pivotal COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Amb. Ali Mohamed, Kenya’s Special Envoy for Climate Change and Chairman of the African Group of Negotiators, has issued a resonant plea for a climate finance framework grounded in the pressing needs of vulnerable nations. During a recent meeting in […]
By Eddah Waithaka Members of the Civic Freedoms Forum and prominent leaders of national civil society organisations (CSOs) met today to strategize on the implementation of the Public Benefit Organizations (PBO) Act 2013, which officially came into force yesterday, marking a significant milestone for the sector. The new law, whose implementation had been frozen for […]
