Nyang'ori Ohenjo

Minorities and Indigenous Peoples' Rights Consultant

[Korir Sing'Oei @SingoeiAKorir]

Spent the afternoon with my brother @ohenjo, the Executive Director @CEMIRIDE_KE. Grateful for the contribution of CEMIRIDE in the policy recognition of minorities and indigenous communities in Kenya. Much remains to be accomplished.

[Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE) @CEMIRIDE_KE]

Training of Refugee Host Communities on UPR and developing the Kenya's Human Rights Score Card in partnership @OHCHRKENYA @IWGIA @ohenjo @SingoeiAKorir @purygakuo @RECONCILE1999 @UPRinfo @IMLU_org @GlobalNamati @pdnkenya2005 @infonondokenya #BBIBill #minorities #IndigenousPeoples

[Nyang'ori Ohenjo @ohenjo]

I just committed to protect and defend the Constitution of Kenya. Do it too at https://t.co/1NaeBIk781. #LindaKatiba

[Korir Sing'Oei @SingoeiAKorir]

If fear drove us to enact 2010 Katiba-a view I disagree with- what is driving the BBI amendment effort?

[Laura Goodwin @laura_e_goodwin]

"There are people being asked to bring their great-grandparent's birth certificates [for an ID application]

That is an impossibility - and it's not enshrined in law"

@ohenjo of @CEMIRIDE_KE on challenges of identification & #HudumaNamba on @ntvkenya

[Nubian Rights Forum @NubianRights]

"To progress with the #HudumaNamba roll-out - respect the court orders and put in place the legal framework they require

Come up with a new framework completely" says @ohenjo on @ntvkenya

[Nubian Rights Forum @NubianRights]

"Children are born at home, far from health centers or registration centers [for birth certificates]

How can we bring children into the system when there is no registration center or infrastructure?" @ohenjo @Warungu

[Nubian Rights Forum @NubianRights]

"Let us halt the process, let us bring everyone on board

Let us not implement this through fiats or orders or threats if you don't do this, you won't get this kind of service

We need every Kenyan to be part of it"

@ohenjo on #HudumaNamba #HudumaNumber #NIIMS #NewNormal

[Nubian Rights Forum @NubianRights]

"We must resolve the issue of 10 million Kenyan citizens having citizenship but no documents"

@ohenjo on #HudumaNamba

[Nubian Rights Forum @NubianRights]

We want a process with the good of Kenyans at its heart

It requires the public to understand everything about the #HudumaNamba system first

@ohenjo @GoodID @Warungu @ntvkenya

[Nubian Rights Forum @NubianRights]

"There's no reason a process shouldn't be stopped if there is a violation of human rights

It's not about how many already registered, it's about if we're having a process that will violate human rights"

@ohenjo on #HudumaNamba

[Nubian Rights Forum @NubianRights]

Even collecting data on "agriculture" on the #HudumaNamba form might not give the government the right info for planning - because these terms are not defined well ; people will fill out the form in different ways

@ohenjo speaking with @Warungu on @ntvkenya @Your_WorldNTV

[Nubian Rights Forum @NubianRights]

"If GoK presses forward with #HudumaNamba there will be a lot of resistance because so many people will be affected by exclusion" says @ohenjo on @ntvkenya @Warungu #NewNormal

[Nubian Rights Forum @NubianRights]

"We do not want a process that is going to leave ANY Kenyan behind"

@ohenjo on #HudumaNamba and #HumanRightsDay with @Warungu on @ntvkenya

[Khalif Abdi @KhalifAbdi]

@ohenjo @CEMIRIDE_KE @CRECOKenya @trocaire @IPOA_KE @UNHumanRights Don't wait for any feedback from them,They have never done anything for Northern Kenya, Cc @SwedeninKE @NorwayInKenya @GermanyinKenya @EUinKenya @johngithongo @Kimaani @Maskani254

[Nyang'ori Ohenjo @ohenjo]

@CEMIRIDE_KE @KhalifAbdi @CRECOKenya @trocaire @IPOA_KE @UNHumanRights @CRECOKenya any particular reason why Northern Kenya seemingly missed out? #minorities #indigenouspeoples #inclusion

[Nyang'ori Ohenjo @ohenjo]

@bonifacemwangi @NPSOfficial_KE @StateHouseKenya @MUHURIkenya @ahmednasirlaw @JerotichSeii @wmnjoya @WMutunga @gathara @Kenyajudiciary @coldtusker This is clearly unconstitutional. Everyone is equal before the law and thus MPs cannot be given special treatment and the #police cannot purport to do so. This should be contested @CEMIRIDE_KE #LindaKatiba #minorities #indigenouspeoples

[The People’s President @bonifacemwangi]

If your MP or Senator commits a crime,a police officer cannot arrest him without the authorization of deputy inspector general of police. In Kenya, you’re guilty until proven rich.The rich never get jailed here because police and judges bend the laws to protect them. #LindaKatiba

[Nyang'ori Ohenjo @ohenjo]

@CEMIRIDE_KE @KhalifAbdi @CRECOKenya @trocaire @IPOA_KE @UNHumanRights @CRECOKenya any particular reason why Northern Kenya seemingly missed out? #minorities #indigenouspeoples #inclusion

[Khalif Abdi @KhalifAbdi]

@CEMIRIDE_KE @CRECOKenya @trocaire @ohenjo @IPOA_KE @UNHumanRights Did they cover human rights violations in Northern Kenya?