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Calling all Hummingbirds:
Karura Forest needs us. It has remained protected and publicly accessible thanks to Friends of Karura. How can we stop the vested interests tying to seize the 93-year-old forest
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#BeAHummingBird
#TheKaruraCommunity
September 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Boniface Mwangi & Agather Atuhaire’s horrific torture and deportation has exposed Tanzania’s authoritarian practices & provoked an important debate on international trial observers and defense counsel. #StandardSettingKE
#FreeBonifaceMwangi
#FreeAgatherAtuhaire
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May 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Despite the absence of 8.8 protests yesterday, HMS Kenya remains in its greatest governance storm to date. Does the Public Participation Bill (2025) provide a new opportunity?
A #StandardSettingKE reflection
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August 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Tuesday’s Nairobi street anarchy had me digging up dusty 2007/2008 Post-Election Violence reports. Within 72 hours, the six-hour carnage had been roundly condemned. What triggered such a swift de-escalation?
#StandardSettingKE #JusticeForAlbertOjwang
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June 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Coup allegations, calls for police violence against looters, and mass arrests follow the most deadliest of demonstrations yet. Is it time for a state ceasefire and active trust-building to address the deep-seated grievances of most Kenyans? #StandardSettingKE
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July 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Instead of muzzling public expression+assembly, Kenya needs smarter, inclusive strategies that channel state-civic energies into a lasting solution.
Hon @EstherPassaris Public Order (Amt) Bill 2025: A review
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Authoritarian lawfare against the right to assembly is futile
By tabling the Public Order (Amendment) Bill 2025, ODM Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has stirred another national beehive. Critics argue the bill curtails the right to assembly and yout...
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July 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Easter weekend found me in Laikipia, apparently one of Kenya’s happiest counties. Easter’s message of renewal and hope feels timely. It reminds us, we are happiest when engaged.
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April 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o wrote on prison toilet paper for the intellectual freedom we enjoy. Let’s not give state or business unfettered access to our conscience, choices & personal thoughts
#madarakaday2025 #StandardSettingKE
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Honor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o by guarding free expression
One of Kenya’s most famous freedom writers Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (87) died on Wednesday 28 May. As tributes from diverse quarters flood our timelines, I found myself reflecting on his relevance for our li...
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May 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Neither our laws, politicians, media nor the internet are ultimately responsible for the mass anger the nation is experiencing.
This crisis requires a political, not a policing solution. A #June25th reflection #KeepItOn #ProtectTheProtestKE
#StandardSettingKE #NoShootToKill #NoMoreViolence
June 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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A @Kenya judiciary right to #SafeAbortion ruling this week has massive implications for 100,000s of women with unintended pregnancies. The ruling stems back to a 2018 ban arbitrarily placed on Marie Stopes reproductive health care services.
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December 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Kenya’s State House and Vigilance House appeared misaligned this week. The rise in deaths in police custody and limited progress in the Baby Pendo case raise doubts about the justice system’s commitment to public safety.
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September 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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The recent #TukoKadi voter registration drive has rewritten Kenya’s electoral history, delivering one of the biggest youth electorates the country has ever seen. If this was such a success, why did the Election Commission end it prematurely? #StandardSettingKE
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May 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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East Africa’s top #philanthropy funders met in Kigali amid growing uncertainty in global development financing. It is now clear that without bold, innovative action, development financing faces an uncertain future. #9thEAPC #AgilePhilanthropy
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With dwindling global funding, Africa must chart a bold path
As East Africa’s Finance Ministers unveiled their budgets this week, the region’s top philanthropic funders met in Kigali amid growing uncertainty in global development financing. For all that gathere...
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June 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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The scramble for the next generation of honest leaders is on. As the Bildad Mwaganu #Kaggia play hits the theatre, we must ask the very topical question: What would Kenya be, if our leaders were not corrupt?
#StandardSettingKE #IamKaggia #MashujaaDay2025
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October 8, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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No, let's not "move on" from injustice. A victim-centered approach understands only justice, not amnesia, heals national wounds.
The week's #StandardSettingKE
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No, let's not "move on" from injustices
The release of BBC “Blood Parliament” documentary and the Amnesty International 2024-2025 Kenya report whipped up a political storm this week. Accusations of bad faith completely miss the point. Victi...
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May 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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The Sudan conflict has entered its third year with no resolution in sight. At the London conference, the Kenyan government faced allegations of supporting the RSF. How can Kenya be more effective in addressing this crisis?
#KeepEyesOnSudan #StandardSettingKE
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Entering its third year, let's stand firmly with Sudan
On Wednesday, one of the world’s worst conflicts entered its third year with no end in sight. Kenya Government needs to do more to demonstrate its commitment to ending the Sudan war.
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April 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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To honour Raila Odinga’s legacy, East African leaders must uphold the human rights values he championed and end the state violence that scarred his life, family, and causes.
A tribute as Jakom rests in Power
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Defend human rights and the rule of law to honour Raila Odinga
To truly honour Raila Odinga’s legacy, East African leaders must uphold the human rights values he championed and end the violence that scarred his life, family, and cause. Rest in Power, Jakom.
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October 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Our modern Kenyan family problems are significant. Let's robustly debate and resist efforts to create moral panic or support for hate-based laws. They will not solve these problems. Instead, let's encourage love, safety, dignity, and respect #StandardSettingKE
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What ails majority of Kenyan families and how we can fix it
On Thursday 15 May, the world marks the United Nations International Day of Families on Thursday 15 May. How can we ensure our focus remains on the challenges facing Kenyan families, rather than being...
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May 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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It was too easy to dismiss President Ruto’s proposed Vision 2060 blueprint as too little, too late, last week. The declaration does offer another opportunity for one more KenyaTuitakayo reflection. A #standardSettingKE reflection
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We need to re-imagine Kenya, but can this Presidency host that conversation?
It was too easy to dismiss President Ruto’s invitation to help him shape the country’s future through a proposed Vision 2060 blueprint as too little, too late, last week. While this initiative may not...
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August 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Hon Waithera Chege's motion this week to name a road after Pheroze Nowrojee (1941–2025) was well received by community associations and residents. City leaders and residents must now rally. #CelebratingPheroze
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October 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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BBC “Madams: Kenya’s Child Sex Trade” documentary is classic investigative journalism.
If “sex for sweets” is obscene, sex for safety is an abomination. Let government not betray their responsibility to protect.
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The expose bbc.in/41181dy
August 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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The @IPOA report was damning as the @InteriorKE guidelines were refreshingly clear. Does this signal the end of deadly protests in Kenya?
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July 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Over the last two weeks the Kenya Police have shifted from a public order and crime approach to the unprecedented use of counter-terrorism laws to suppress civil protests. What are the implications?
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Applying anti-terrorism laws to manage public dissent is dangerous
With close to 1,500 people facing charges of terrorism, murder, robbery with violence, sexual assault and malicious damage, you would be forgiven for thinking Kenya is at war with itself. The last two...
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July 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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How far Samia Suluhu & GoT have fallen since 2023. Her recent persecution of prominent religious leaders & her critics begs the question of whether she is a sellable CCM candidate.
#StandardSettingKe reflections on what next
#StopAbductionsTZ
#FreeTunduLissu
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June 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Freedom Day and the Media Annual Summit demonstrated the resilience of Kenya's free press The publication of a new media code of conduct is timely, given the current challenges the industry faces.
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Newsroom ethics is a precondition for democracy
World Press Freedom Day and the Media Council Annual Summit this week highlighted the resilience of Kenya's fourth estate. The publication of a new media code of conduct is timely, given the regular c...
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May 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM