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The Nairobi Hospital is owned by a Non-profit association of membership. Credit | Nairobi Hospital

When Charity Runs a Hospital: The Quiet Non-Profit Power Behind Nairobi’s Most Prestigious Medical Institution

March 17, 20260

Behind the gleaming corridors, the specialist wings, and the reputation that draws patients from Kigali to Mogadishu, sits a quietly powerful non-profit structure

President William Ruto (left) with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) at State House. Credit | Dabanga Radio

Human Rights Foundation Rebukes Kenya Over RSF Passport Scandal

March 13, 20260

In a statement that quickly ricocheted across diplomatic and activist circles, HRF expressed alarm that Kenyan authorities allegedly granted travel documents to a “sanctioned Sudanese war financier and other individuals linked to Sudan’s genocidal RSF.” The organisation warned that such actions risk enabling sanctions evasion and indirectly supporting a paramilitary force widely accused of atrocities in Sudan’s brutal civil conflict.

Slain freelance journalist Joseph Owino (Myles) was found dead and tortured in Naivasha. Credit | Nation

Family of Slain Journalist Pleads for Justice as Rights Groups Called to Act

March 10, 20260

The family of Joseph Owino Myles, a freelance journalist, is calling on human rights and civil liberties organizations to intervene and demand accountability following his mysterious death in Naivasha, where his body was discovered badly bruised and bearing visible signs of torture.

Dr. Monica Juma is the new Executive Director of UNODC. Credit | Dr. Monica Juma

Monica Juma’s Long March to the Pinnacle of Global Diplomacy from Nairobi to Vienna

March 10, 20260

When António Guterres announced the appointment of Monica Juma as Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna, the statement was brief but unmistakably emphatic. The United Nations Secretary-General described the Kenyan diplomat as “a strategic senior leader with a depth of expertise, experience and knowledge spanning public policy making, execution and academia across critical areas of security, diplomacy and governance.”

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Job Opening -Compliance Manager at CIHEB Kenya

March 2, 20260

Location: Nairobi, KenyaApplication Deadline: 6th March, 2026 The Center for International Health, Education and Biosecurity (Ciheb-Kenya) is seeking a highly […]

Brian Kagoro the African Director of Open Society Foundation. Credit | Amnesty International

When Civic Space Meets State Power: Kenya’s Latest Clash with Activists

February 27, 20260

The abrupt denial of entry to a leading Pan-African lawyer, a violent attack on a regional rights defender, and the lingering legacy of another legal expert’s deportation have renewed concerns among civil society leaders about shrinking civic space and the treatment of dissent in a nation once seen as an East African beacon of democratic engagement.

Mugambi Kiai was a life-long human rights defender and civil rights activist. Credit | Standard Newspaper

Mugambi Kiai and the Discipline of Dissent

February 27, 20260

By Wahome Ngatia In an era when democratic backsliding often advances in the language of “security” and “order,” Mugambi Kiai […]

Kipchumba Murkomen, CS of Interior and National Government oversees gave PBOs in Kenya one more year to transition to the new PBO Act. Credit | Ministry of Roads

You Are No Longer an NGO. Kenya Has Moved On — Have You?

February 24, 20260

The clock is ticking on a legal transformation three decades in the making. By May 13, 2026, every civil society […]

Eric Omondi completes his walk of love in Mombasa. Credit | Signs TV

Kenya NGO Bulletin: Accountability Standoffs & Grassroots Gains

February 17, 20260

The second week of February 2026 has been defined by a sharp escalation in the watchdog role of Kenya's civil society. As grassroots movements launch physical infrastructure for the poor, prominent lobby groups are locked in a high-stakes legal and constitutional battle over the management of public funds.

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Opportunities at People’s Action for Learning Network (PAL Network)

February 17, 20260

People’s Action for Learning (PAL) Network is a global citizen-led assessment network working to improve foundational learning outcomes for children […]