April 14, 2025 This year, CIVICUS downgraded Kenya’s civic space rating from “obstructed” to “repressed.” This follows rampant human rights abuse by state agents. Our country is bleeding. Kenyans are […]

April 7, 2025, Nairobi, Kenya: The Kenya Human Rights Commission, Katiba Institute, and Muslims for Human Rights are concerned over the Media Council of Kenya Complaints Commission’s decision to entertain […]

3 April 2025, Nairobi A landmark legal case against murder, death threats and hate speech enabled by Facebook’s toxic algorithm was given permission to go ahead today following a ruling […]

Nairobi, 26 March 2025  Katiba Institute represents Robert Wanjala Kituyi, a Kenyan investigative journalist, in a civil case by Safaricom Limited that restricts citizen rights and evades the obligations to […]

Katiba Institute has filed a Petition at the Nairobi High Court Constitutional and Human Rights Division challenging the constitutionality of the public notices issued by the Communications Authority of Kenya […]

Katiba Institute’s (KI) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Nora Mbagathi as the organisation’s Executive Director. Nora will lead KI’s efforts in developing a culture of […]

Nairobi, Tuesday, 30 January 2024: Katiba Institute (KI) has filed a petition challenging the continued use of laws criminalising robbery with violence and attempted robbery with violence. We did so […]

DAVID NDII & OTHERS……………………..……….………PETITIONERS VERSUS ATTORNEY GENERAL & OTHERS……………………..RESPONDENTS JUDGMENT I. HISTORY OF THE LITIGATION 1. On 18th March, 2018, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Mr. Raila Odinga had what is […]