Irungu Houghton is the Executive Director of Amnesty International Kenya. Credit | Amnesty International

Kenya’s Shrinking Freedoms: A Mirror of East Africa’s Deepening Crisis

What distinguishes Kenya, and East Africa more broadly, is the degree to which repression has become both institutionalised and, in some cases, exported. Kenya is not a military junta, nor a post-conflict state clinging to fragile authority. It has functioning courts, a vocal civil society, and a constitution widely praised at its 2010 drafting. That the state is nonetheless deploying anti-terror laws against protesters and directing autopsies to be contradicted by police press releases suggests something more troubling than a governance failure. It suggests a deliberate choice.
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Elizabeth Obanda has built a long spanning successful NGO career and she shares it with NGOs Hub.

Elizabeth Obanda: Lessons from a Trailblazer in Kenya’s NGO Sector

After decades of breaking barriers in Kenya’s development sector, UN Women’s Elizabeth Obanda retires with a legacy of excellence, empathy, and empowerment. Her journey from a tea-packing garage in Kericho to leading women’s economic empowerment initiatives offers timeless lessons for the next generation of changemakers.

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