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Court Vindicates Katiba Institute on Gender: President Must Appoint More Women to Cabinet within 120 Days: Kanchory & Others v President & Others HCCHRPET/E015/2024 (Malindi) 

2 July 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya Historic ruling declares Cabinet violates Constitution’s two-thirds gender principle, but court upholds other aspects of controversial 2024 Cabinet reconstitution  The High Court of Kenya has […]
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Katiba Institute Files Contempt of Court Application Against Police Leadership Over Illegal Barricades on Protest Anniversary

26 June 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya Yesterday, as Kenyans gathered in peaceful processions to honour the memories of those who lost their lives during the June 2024 Finance Bill protests, the […]
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Police Roadblocks, Unlawful Arrests, and Disruption of Peaceful Gen Z Memorial Protests Violate Constitutional Rights

Thursday, 25 June 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya The Police Reforms Working Group (PRWG) condemns in the strongest terms the widespread violations of constitutional rights witnessed during the Gen Z memorial […]
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Urgent Demand for Compliance with Conservatory Orders Regarding the Laikipia Airbase Ebola Quarantine Facility

This letter serves as a formal and public request for your immediate compliance with the binding orders of the Kenyan judiciary regarding the establishment of the proposed Ebola quarantine and […]
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Public Safety Advisory to the National Police Service Ahead of Planned 25 June 2026 Gen Z Memorial Processions

Nairobi, 24 June 2026 The Law Society of Kenya and Police Reforms Working Group note the planned nationwide memorial processions scheduled for Thursday, 25 June 2026, organised largely by Gen […]
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High Court Cites Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale for Contempt over Illegal Construction of Laikipia Ebola Facility

Nairobi, 22 June 2026 Today, the High Court vindicated the rule of law by finding Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale in contempt of court. Justice Patricia Nyaundi ruled that the […]
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Katiba Institute Files Contempt of Court Application Over Secretive U.S. Ebola Facility, Condemns Continued Construction and Withholding of Documents

Katiba Institute has filed an urgent contempt of court application at the High Court in Nairobi against the Kenyan government. The application addresses the blatant violation of existing conservatory and […]
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Building Trust and Accountability: Reflections on Two Years of Strengthening Access to Information in Nakuru

On 4 June 2026, as the project nears its conclusion, Katiba Institute brought together community members, public officers, civil society actors, the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ), journalists and county […]
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