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High Court Issues Orders on the Implementation of the National Infrastructure Fund

Nairobi, 23 July 2026:The High Court has delivered a major ruling in favour of public accountability, placing the newly operationalised National Infrastructure Fund, 2026, under strict judicial and financial observation, […]
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Katiba Institute to Host Senior Editors Forum on Devolution 

Katiba Institute will convene a Senior Editors Forum on Devolution this month, bringing together senior editors and representatives from mainstream and digital media platforms to strengthen accurate, balanced and constitutionally informed reporting on […]
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PRWG-K Condemns State-Sponsored Violence, Police Brutality, and Unprecedented Attacks in the Ol Kalou By-Election

Nairobi, 20 July 2026 The Police Reforms Working Group Kenya (PRWG-K) is profoundly shocked and decries the blatant display of state violence, police brutality, voter intimidation, and targeted attacks on […]
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Court Orders President to Reconstitute Cabinet Over Gender Rule Breach

In July 2024, after weeks of public pressure over governance and accountability, President William Ruto dismissed his Cabinet. Days later, several dismissed Cabinet Secretaries were nominated back into government, raising fresh questions about constitutional compliance including gender representation, public participation, ineligibility of some cabinet members, integrity questions and the place of opposition […]
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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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