Human Rights 13/14

Aug 18, 20161 min read

Presentation to the Mwamdudu school community, August 8th

Hii mapambano ilianza na wanafunzi wa Langata road primary school. Mimi na wengine hapa tulikua huko. Viongozi wa Serikali kutoka pande...

Mar 31, 20165 min read

Thoughts ahead of the 2016 State of the Nation Address, Kenya, 31 March 2016

This blog draws on the points made on Citizen #Cheche breakfast show, 30 March Part 1: https://youtu.be/XW76YtgIH-0 Part 2:...

Oct 26, 20152 min read

Statement at the funeral service of Alex Madaga, Saturday 24th October 2015

The statement was on behalf of the Health NGO’s Network (HENNET), Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) and the...

Mar 7, 20149 min read

Raising Voices for Peace in Kenya: A Personal Reflection

“When the spider webs unite, they can tie a lion” African Proverb My mobile rang incessantly the morning after Mwai Kibaki was sworn in....

Dec 9, 20136 min read

Learning the art of building community in Kilimani

In November, reporter Mark Namswa of Nairobi’s UP Magazine interviewed me for their special issue on community policing. Below is the...

Oct 1, 20121 min read

Published Land Grabs Letter to the Financial Times

Response to Monday’s FT article “Palm oil producers face challenges in Africa” 24th September 2012 http://m.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4389d42-07db-...

Sep 12, 20123 min read

The Challenge of Unequal Growth and Exclusive Governance

Comments to the AU Conference of African Union Ministers in charge of Youth Development, 12-14 September 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...

Aug 23, 201214 min read

Three years before the deadline for realising the MDGs: What needs to be done to powerfully complet

Presentation to SIDA Annual Conference, Stockholm, 23 August 2013 By Irũngũ Houghton[i] Introduction As the cocoon regularly whispers to...

Jul 11, 20127 min read

Press release July 11th: SOTU to name and shame Governments who fail to implement AU standards

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 11, 2012 “We will mobilize millions to name and shame African Governments who fail to implement AU standards,...

Jul 10, 20122 min read

Media events planned for the July 2012 AU Summit

AU SUMMIT JULY 2012 MEDIA ADVISORY FOR CSO EVENTS 11th July – “Play for the Union” press conference Organisers: State of the Union...

May 24, 20123 min read

Hey, what could come after the MDGs?

Presentation notes by Irũngũ Houghton, Oxfam Pan Africa Director All Africa Parliamentary Conference on Parliaments, the MDGs and the...

Mar 7, 20122 min read

Reflecting on campaigning in Africa: Some reflections from Africans Act for Africa (AA4A)

It is six months since we galvanised African Governments to view the unfolding famine in the horn of Africa as their collective...