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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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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 a Petition Challenging the Proposed Establishment of Ebola Quarantine and Treatment Facilities in Kenya 

Nairobi, 28 May 2026  Katiba Institute is challenging the proposed establishment of a quarantine facility for American citizens exposed to Ebola and other highly infectious diseases in Kenya. The petition, through Counsel Joshua Malidzo, has been filed under […]
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Joint Statement: Protecting Kenyan Adolescents from Unjust Criminalisation for Engaging in Consensual, Non-exploitative, Non-coercive Peer Relationships

The landmark decision by the High Court of Kenya on 20th May 2026 marked a transformative milestone for justice, jurisprudential development and human rights. We, the undersigned Civil Society Organizations […]
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Joint Statement by the Police Reforms Working Group and the Law Society of Kenya

NAIROBI, Tuesday, May 19, 2026: The Law Society of Kenya and the Police Reforms Working Group express grave concern over the violence witnessed yesterday in the context of the ongoing […]
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PRWG-K Condemns the Transfer of Officers Implicated in Nandi County Brutality; Warns of Systemic Impunity and Command Responsibility Failures

Nairobi, 9 February 2026 The Police Reforms Working Group Kenya (PRWG-K) strongly condemns the recent decision to transfer police officers implicated in the brutalization of civilians in Nandi County. The […]
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