When software developer Rose Njeri created a pro-democracy tool to help Kenyans object to a contested finance bill, she was ...

The court has directed the Director of Public Prosecutions to complete investigations on activist Boniface Mwangi’s case in ...

A Kahawa court has given the State 14 days to allow the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to complete forensic analysis of electronic devices belonging to human rights activist Boniface ...

Activism is a dangerous vocation in Kenya. Over the past two decades, Boniface Mwangi has been in and out of jail, charged with resisting arrest, unlawful assembly and contempt of court. His house has ...

Boniface Mwangi was held in pre-trial detention at the Pangani Police Station in Nairobi, from 19 to 21 July 2025. On 21 July 2025, Boniface Mwangi was presented before Kahawa Magistrates’ Court - a ...

Police Constable Klinzy Baraza, accused of murdering a Nairobi mask hawker, seeks bail citing family struggles as IPOA ...

East Africa's human rights record has deteriorated sharply over the past year, with governments accused of unlawful killings, ...

In May 2025, Boniface Mwangi, one of Kenya’s most prominent human rights defenders and Agather Atuhaire, a fearless journalist and activist from Uganda, were both abducted in Tanzania.

Tanzania has barred foreign nationals from owning and operating mainly small-scale businesses, sparking concern and a backlash from neighbouring Kenya.

Kenyan police have arrested prominent human rights activist Boniface Mwangi and plan to arraign him on Monday on suspicion of facilitating ‘terrorist acts’ linked to deadly anti-government ...

British envoy to Kenya Neil Wigan will leave his post in August after two years, taking up a senior role at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.