Richard Wanzala

Advocacy Advisor (Uganda and Zambia), Center for Reproductive Rights.

[Center for Reproductive Rights Africa @ReproRightsAFR]

An estimated 2,600 women and girls die from unsafe abortion in Kenya each year—a preventable tragedy often driven by barriers to accessing timely, quality and lawful reproductive healthcare.

Protecting access to essential healthcare is not just a public health priority; it is a matter of dignity, equality and the right to health.

[Richard Wanzala @RWanzala]

@cbusinge @skaheru @ReachDrMuganga @adoniaayebare According to a one Businge, an Act is not law and he assumes the Act was passed oblivious to the provisions of the constitution!

[Richard Wanzala @RWanzala]

@ntvuganda Kati naaba emirundi egissuka mw'esatu olunaku, mungalo

[Center for Reproductive Rights Africa @ReproRightsAFR]

Today, the High Court of Kenya delivered its judgment in Petition E490 of 2025, protecting adolescents engaged in consensual, non-coercive and non-exploitative peer sexual relationships from arrests and prosecutions.

The Court:
➡️Directed investigative, prosecutorial and enforcement agencies to distinguish consensual adolescent peer relationships from exploitative or abusive conduct.
➡️Stopped the criminal proceedings against minors charged with defilement for engaging in peer sexual relations.
➡️Ordered relevant agencies in health, education, and child protection to ensure adolescents can access sexual and reproductive health information and services without fear of criminalization.

This is a major win for adolescent rights in Kenya and we continue to advocate for their protection.

#AdolescentRights #ReproductiveJustice #Kenya #ASRHR

[Richard Wanzala @RWanzala]

@ntvuganda Okutumbula entambula ya baasi ne train

[Youth Empowerment Movement Kenya (YEM Kenya) @YEMKenya]

A Case Brief on the recent Court of Appeal's ruling (CoA Civil Appeals No. E029 of 2022) on Abortion in Kenya.

The Court of Appeal did overturn the 2022 High Court ruling in PAK & Salim Mohammed v AG. The court held that abortion is only lawful within the narrow limits of Art. 26(4), reinstated criminal charges, and ruled that rights claims (dignity, privacy, health) must be argued during trial not used to stop prosecution early.

#ReproductiveRightsKE

[Richard Wanzala @RWanzala]

@ntvuganda Awangaale

[NTV Kenya @ntvkenya]

Uproar Over Abortion Ban

Reproductive health rights organisations have expressed disappointment over the court of appeal ruling banning abortion, saying this will contribute to an increase in maternal deaths.

#NTVWeekendEdition @MichelleNgele_

[Richard Wanzala @RWanzala]

@flyethiopian please reign on your female staff at Gate A2 Bole to Entebbe who is insulting every passenger. Very deplorable!

[Center for Reproductive Rights Africa @ReproRightsAFR]

We are proud to have our Vice President for Africa, @Salima_SN, joining the 9th RHNK Pan-African AYSRHR Conference as a speaker.

At the Conference, we are not just part of the conversation, we are shaping it. Our work brings a critical lens grounded in legal expertise, evidence based advocacy and the lived realities of communities across Africa. From advancing strategic litigation to influencing policy reform, we remain committed to ensuring that sexual and reproductive health and rights are not only recognized but fully realized.

Salima’s voice reflects what we stand for as the Center for Reproductive Rights Africa Program, bridging law, policy and practice to drive meaningful change. Her participation reinforces the importance of centering accountability, equity and justice in these conversations.

We look forward to contributing to bold, solution driven dialogue that moves the agenda forward.

#RHNKPanAfricanConference2026

[Reproductive Health Network Kenya @rhnkorg]

Help us welcome @ReproRightsAFR as a co-convener of the 2nd edition of the #RHNKPanAfricanConference.

@ReproRightsAFR’s work in advancing legal and policy protections for SRHR across Africa brings an important lens to the conversation; one that connects rights, accountability and change.

What does that mean for you?

It means being in a space where conversations go beyond programs into laws, systems and decisions that shape access and outcomes for young people.

This is the kind of perspective that strengthens and pushes the work forward.

You will want to be in the room for this.

Register and be part of us in June: https://t.co/SlOAT21vSM

#RHNKPanAfricanConference2026

[Center for Reproductive Rights Africa @ReproRightsAFR]

Key highlights from the 28th CSO Forum on the sidelines of the 47th @acerwc.au ordinary Session —youth voices leading the way in advocating for meaningful youth engagement and youth-led accountability to ensure access to sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents in Africa.

[Richard Wanzala @RWanzala]

@ntvuganda Hon. Nakimuli abade alumirwa ensi ye era nga teyeerya ntama bwaba ayogera ku nsonga z'abanyigiribwa. Mukama amuwuze mirembe.

[Center for Reproductive Rights Africa @ReproRightsAFR]

Day 2 at the @ACERWC_CSOForum: Youth-led organizations implementing the #SHE_SOARS project took the stage and the messages were clear: young people must be at the center of solutions.

@NassurYasmin Executive Director, @superb_cbo emphasized meaningful adolescent engagement in shaping policies that affect their lives. From development to implementation, their voices matter.

[Center for Reproductive Rights Africa @ReproRightsAFR]

On the margins of the 47th Session of ACERWC, we’re convening a critical conversation on access to reproductive health services for adolescent girls in Africa—through the lens of law, accountability, and practice.

Bringing together legal experts, advocates, and policymakers, this dialogue will unpack what it takes to turn commitments into real access and outcomes for girls across the continent.

📍 Avani Lesotho Hotel
🗓 17 April 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM SAST

Join us as we push for accountability that delivers.

[Center for Reproductive Rights Africa @ReproRightsAFR]

Yesterday we had a meeting with the Health Directorate of the Council of Governors, in a session chaired by Director of Health, Ms. Khatra Ali, to introduce the Her Health Kenya Project (HHP)—a five-year systems strengthening initiative focused on advancing equitable access to quality sexual, reproductive and maternal health (SRMH) services for adolescent girls and young women in Kenya.

Developed through a consultative process with @rhnkorg @reprorightsafr @NCPD_Kenya and @MOH_Kenya the project is designed to strengthen national and county systems that shape the health, education, and life outcomes of adolescent girls and young women.

Implementation will focus on Samburu, West Pokot, Garissa, Tana River, and Homa Bay—counties facing a disproportionate burden of teenage pregnancy, HIV infections, low contraceptive uptake, and persistent barriers to accessing quality health services.

#HerHealthInitiative

[Center for Reproductive Rights Africa @ReproRightsAFR]

Day 1: Powerful discussions happening at the 28th session of the @ACERWC_CSOForum in Maseru, Lesotho.

Opening the Forum, the @acerwc Chairperson, Sabrina Gahar highlighted the continued exclusion of children across Africa due to poverty, disability, gender, displacement, and discrimination, calling for an inclusive, rights-based approach for every child. #28thCSOForum #ReproductiveRights

[Center for Reproductive Rights Africa @ReproRightsAFR]

Issue One of our 2026 Quarterly Newsletter is here.

Inside—key legal wins, Advocacy milestones, moments that shaped our work, and the partnerships driving progress across Africa. It’s a reflection of what it takes to keep pushing for access to justice and healthcare for women and girls, together.

Take a moment to read, reflect, and stay connected to the work.

Read more:
https://t.co/0AQGAj7NYF

[Center for Reproductive Rights Africa @ReproRightsAFR]

We’re at the 47th Ordinary Session of the ACERWC in Maseru, Lesotho | 17-25th April

From advancing adolescent SRHR to strengthening collective advocacy through the CSO Forum, we’re engaging the Committee and partners to push for accountability, protect girls’ right to education, and ensure reproductive health is recognized as a fundamental children’s rights issue across the continent.

[Center for Reproductive Rights Africa @ReproRightsAFR]

Join us on the sidelines of the CSO Forum, alongside the 47th Session of ACERWC, as we unpack what this looks like in practice: keeping pregnant and parenting learners in school through youth-led accountability and partnerships that work.

📍 Maseru, Lesotho
🗓 April 14, 2026
⏰ 11:20 – 12:00 SAST