Cidi Otieno

Policy Chief @PeasantsLeague || Coordinator @DebtAbolitionKe || Convener @CSRGKenya || Former President BLM || Peasant Agroecologist || Smallscale Food Producer

[The Civil Society Reference Group Kenya @CSRGKenya]

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

[Cidi Otieno @cidioti]

.@PeasantsLeague Organize, Amplify, Resist @KPLFoodCoop
@CSRGKenya @KangemiMovement
@arendeoriri @GMWatch @GMOFreeUSA
https://t.co/1ytszpRjzy?

[KPLFoodCoop @KPLFoodCoop]

How @PeasantsLeague Youth Farm Labour Solidarity Building tackles Commodification of Labour, ensure supply to food coops, fuels Youth Organizing & Youth UNDROP Schools @via_campesina @Agroecology_UVM @LVCSEAf @ECVC1 @MST_Oficial @MVIWATA
@ESAFFUG @cidioti
https://t.co/qPpl2WfVm0

[Kenyan Peasants League @PeasantsLeague]

.@arendeoriri @cidioti @CSRGKenya @KangemiMovement @KPLFoodCoop @via_campesina @LVCSEAf @FundAgroecology

[The Civil Society Reference Group Kenya @CSRGKenya]

❌ Authority: "Seek fresh registration."
✅ Court: UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Existing NGOs transit automatically.
❌ Authority: "Submit donor and member lists."
✅ Court: PRIVACY VIOLATION. Section 32 is struck down.
❌ Authority: "Join the National Federation."
✅ Court: VOLUNTARY ONLY

[The Civil Society Reference Group Kenya @CSRGKenya]

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

[GMO/Toxin Free USA @GMOFreeUSA]

@KPLFoodCoop @PeasantsLeague @LVCSEAf @GMWatch @cidioti @CSRGKenya @KangemiMovement @MVIWATA @ESAFFUG @ECVC1 @routetofood @oneotacoop @KPL_Women @FundAgroecology @farasi_ya_majuu @foodcoopkenya @foodbankingke @UnacMocambique @WarOnWant @GRAIN_org @arendeoriri That is great news!

[KPLFoodCoop @KPLFoodCoop]

We are now at 37 active Food Coops and still going. Transforming the Local Food Systems still remains the main goal @PeasantsLeague @LVCSEAf @GMWatch @cidioti @CSRGKenya @KangemiMovement @MVIWATA @ESAFFUG @ECVC1 @routetofood @oneotacoop @KPL_Women @GMOFreeUSA @FundAgroecology

[Kenyan Peasants League @PeasantsLeague]

No To GMOs in Kenya. @cidioti @via_campesina @LVCSEAf @KangemiMovement @CSRGKenya @ESAFFUG @ECVC1 @arendeoriri @AworiJudith @Afsafrica @GMWatch @GMOFreeUSA @farasi_ya_majuu @FundAgroecology @_ACBIO @MVIWATA @UnacMocambique @zimsoff @ViaSeea @ObvVia @WarOnWant @KPLFoodCoop

[Non-GMO Report @nongmoreport]

Recent research reinforces sunflower seeds as a promising, non‑GMO protein source for plant‑based meat alternatives, expanding options for sustainable food systems.

Read the full article:
https://t.co/N9va9FVPbM

[The Civil Society Reference Group Kenya @CSRGKenya]

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

[The Civil Society Reference Group Kenya @CSRGKenya]

@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

[KPLFoodCoop @KPLFoodCoop]

Complete Transaction Process in a Food Coop Market. We are not at 30 Food Coops across Kenya and projecting 100 Food Coops by August 2026. @via_campesina @ECVC1 @LVCSEAf @GMWatch @oneotacoop @ViaCampesinaBE @ESAFFUG @MVIWATA @PeasantsLeague @cidioti @arendeoriri @routetofood

[Kenyan Peasants League @PeasantsLeague]

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

[Kenyan Peasants League @PeasantsLeague]

@GMWatch @Bayer @UCLA The struggle continues. @KPLFoodCoop @KPL_Women @arendeoriri @via_campesina @cidioti @CSRGKenya @KangemiMovement

[Kenyan Peasants League @PeasantsLeague]

@GMWatch @cidioti @arendeoriri @CSRGKenya @KPL_Women @KPLFoodCoop @KangemiMovement @via_campesina @LVCSEAf

[GMO/Toxin Free USA @GMOFreeUSA]

Breaking News: Pesticide Immunity Poison Pills Stripped From 2026 Farm Bill. Amendment 28, led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), passed with a bipartisan vote of 280-142 on Thursday morning, April 30, 2026. Pesticide immunity provisions are now removed from the Farm Bill. https://t.co/WVvnjoJsuN

[GMO/Toxin Free USA @GMOFreeUSA]

Decreasing use of personal care products (PCP) quickly reduces chemical exposures. https://t.co/GI7LFjoUZq

[Kenyan Peasants League @PeasantsLeague]

@GMWatch The struggle continues. @arendeoriri @cidioti @KPLFoodCoop @KPL_Women @KangemiMovement @via_campesina

[Glow KE Okello @GlowKe17960]

@PeasantsLeague @via_campesina @GMWatch @BiosafetyKenya @GRAIN_org @cidioti @CSRGKenya @KPLFoodCoop @KPL_Women @KangemiMovement @GMOFreeUSA @LVCSEAf @MVIWATA @mutyaba_tadius @farasi_ya_majuu @arendeoriri @_James041 @C_NyaKundiH @amerix please amplify