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Youth, Protest and Power: Emerging Global Narratives in Human Rights Advocacy
What can we learn from the 2024 youth led mass protests that significantly challenged state legitimacy in Bangladesh, Nigeria and Kenya?
Mar 2611 min read


Lets draw lessons from the #FreeBesigye rally success
Convened to demand the release of Dr. Kizza Besigye and all Ugandans unlawfully detained for holding a political conscience, Monday's...
Mar 13 min read

Like Roseline Odede, let's not fear death
Roseline Odede's life and legacy remind us that only those who have yet to cause a victory for humanity should fear death.
Jan 173 min read


Let past mass NGO de-registration demons rest
Does the mass deregistration of PBOs signal the start of another season of conflict between civil society and the state?
Dec 21, 20243 min read

Lead leaders, don't threaten us
With Kenya moving from “obstructed” to “repressed” category in CIVICUS 2024 report, what can be done to recover Kenya’s global standing?
Dec 6, 20243 min read

Kenyans must not give up agitating for better governance
Kenya as an extreme sport. To win, we must organise our communities to claim our public institutions or lizards will become crocodiles.
Nov 2, 20243 min read

Emerging young leaders should engage politically
How emerging youth leaders could retain their political influence and deepen their recent human rights impact before next General Elections.
Sep 14, 20243 min read

Resist repetitive compulsive disorder and act
Lets go beyond repetitive compulsion disorder and approach the current tensions differently.
Jul 19, 20243 min read

Third liberation is about restoring leadership integrity
In crisis, a nation can easily twist sharply or even meander towards constitutionalism, authoritarianism or anarchy.
Jul 13, 20243 min read


How PBO Act reboots state NGO state engagement
What does Public Benefits Organisations Act commencement mean for PBOs and the rest of the nation? Ezra Mbogori joins the weekly column
May 24, 20243 min read

Guard your right to hold State Officers accountable
A new Mzalendo Trust study confirms suspicions that strategic lawsuits or SLAPP are being increasingly used to legally intimidate citizens
Apr 13, 20243 min read

The State must protect Senator Omtatah from constant attacks
This week Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah was attacked again. We have serious grounds to worry what might happen next.
Apr 6, 20243 min read
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