UNESCO declared September 28th the International Day for Universal Access to Information in 2015. The United Nations General Assembly formally proclaimed the day at the UN level in 2019 through […]

The text book on the English legal system I used as a first year student 60 years ago commented that a spectator would be impressed by the care that goes […]

Nora Mbagathi is a Kenyan human rights lawyer, constitutional advocate, and legal strategist with an international career in human rights litigation and advocacy. Nora currently serves as the Executive Director […]

On June 20, 2014, Lamu was placed under a night curfew by the Inspector-General of Police. Shortly after, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior imposed a night travel ban on public […]

Katiba Institute has moved to court seeking to have the Inspector General of Police cited for alleged contempt over the erection of roadblocks across Nairobi during the June 25 commemorations. […]

International IDEA, based in Sweden, produces an annual report on the state of democracy worldwide. Each year this includes a special topic—which this year is “democracy on the move”. The […]

Nairobi, 6 August 2025 Katiba Institute and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) have filed Petition No. HCCHRPET E480 OF 2025 at the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (Milimani) […]

Katiba Institute (KI) will participate in the 2025 Devolution Conference, which will be held in Homa Bay County from 12 to 15 August 2025. On 13 August, the first day […]