Articulate the Public Benefit Organisations Act & Community Groups Act & how they impact Civic Space for CSOs, PBOs, Community Groups & Kenyans #CivicSpace
Our explainer on the Directives by @PBO_RA to PBOs to re-register within a year & the High Court Ruling on Petition E519 of 2024 we filed challenging several sections of PBO Act 2013 including that requiring reregistration @arendeoriri@cidioti@FundHumanRights@NdunguWainaina
The Nairobi Anti-Corruption Court yesterday approved a plea bargain in the KSh73.4 million case involving former Governor Okoth Obado, members of his family, and other co-accused persons.
Under the agreement, assets valued at approximately KSh235.6 million, nearly three times the alleged loss, will be forfeited to the State. The ODPP has framed the outcome as a major recovery success in the fight against economic crimes, while the EACC had opposed the arrangement before the Court ultimately upheld it.
The decision has nonetheless reignited an important national conversation on the balance between asset recovery, accountability, deterrence, and public confidence in the administration of anti-corruption justice.
To some, it is a pragmatic win for restitution and recovery. To others, it raises difficult questions about deterrence, equality before the law, and the long-term public perception of accountability in high-profile corruption cases.
The Judiciary @Kenyajudiciary has taken yet another significant step in the digital transformation of justice following the launch of the new Judiciary mobile application for the Small Claims Court.
You can now file, track, and manage Small Claims Court matters straight from your phone without the usual need to physically move from one court station to another for every step.
For disputes before the SCC, this could significantly reduce the cost, delay, and frustration that many litigants face.
Quietly, the justice system is becoming more accessible, more efficient, and far less intimidating for the ordinary citizen. That is a reform worth paying attention to.
In a firm rebuke to corporate complacency, the Court held that Safaricom PLC bears direct constitutional liability for a systemic data breach involving subscriber data, M-Pesa transactions, betting activity, device identifiers & geolocation records.
The Court was categorical that privacy under Article 31 is not a corporate courtesy but a constitutional obligation.
EXPOSED: The @PBO_RA is issuing directives that directly DEFY a recent High Court ruling. While the court protected some rights, the Authority is trying to roll them back. Here is how their latest communication breaks the law. @arendeoriri@thekhrc@cff_kenya@NdunguWainaina
Spotlight on #DRC
We empowered 75 environmental Human Rights Defenders through capacity strengthening on physical and digital security and advocacy.
This work strengthened their ability to navigate risks and continue defending community rights in their contexts.
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@OduorACaroline As wakili @arendeoriri has put it the High Court already found the requirement for compliance with the need for reregistration unconstitutional Access the decision here https://t.co/Bjq1DnUcpe… . The government should lead in obeying the Court @cidioti@NdunguWainaina@cff_kenya
As wakili @arendeoriri has put it, the High Court already found the requirement for compliance with the need for re-registration unconstitutional Access the decision here https://t.co/J9j4GQMNGW . The government should lead in obeying the Court @cidioti@NdunguWainaina@cff_kenya
There is no longer such a thing as NGOs in Kenya. They will now be referred to as Public Benefit Organisations.The deadline for compliance with the new act is 13th May 2026.
Wakili, the High Court already found the requirement for compliance with the need for re-registration unconstitutional. Access the decision here https://t.co/Il1Jq6l2M0
Our members in Kenya continue to be vigilant as we enhance Mobilizing & Organizing into @KPLFoodCoop that collectively bulk & save indigenous seeds as we oppose GMOs even as the judgement was postponed indefinitely @via_campesina@GMWatch@GRAIN_org@cidioti@LVCSEAf@Afsafrica