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A research and policy analysis organization focusing on governance and electoral reforms since 2010 in Kenya.
--Highway Robbery: “Budgeted Corruption” As State Capture. A Case Study of Infrastructure Spending Under The Jubilee Administration. October 2020. By David Ndii.
--All AfriCOG Reports
--See also: Kenyans for Peace with Truth & Justice below

--Plus: Elections 2017 below

With a regional office in Pretoria, South Africa and a liaison office in Kampala, Uganda: "API is an independent, not-for-profit pan-African think tank designed as a centre of excellence on peace, security and governance, conceived as enablers of sustainable development. The Institute is devoted to field-based research, analysis and serious thinking to generate credible knowledge as the basis for policy dialogue and sharing of innovative policy perspectives with African institutions, states, civil society and the private sector."

"...founded in 1986 in Enugu, Nigeria at the first Child Labour Conference. The organization has national chapters in 26 African countries..."
--See especially: Publications

"AFSC’s work in Burundi, Kenya, Somalia, and Zimbabwe promotes lasting peace and reconciliation by helping youth, women, and men heal from the trauma of violence, develop self-employment skills, and rebuild a sense of community."

The site includes reports on activities, events, photos, short videos, and publications. "[CREAW's]...mission is to transform society by empowering women and expanding new frontiers for women's rights and freedoms."

"The first version of this bibliography was published as a chapter in the Kenya Coast Handbook and covered the period up to 1996 (Hoorweg & Hekken 2000). The present digital version has been updated until the year 2019 and contains over 2300 titles."

"Equality Now is a feminist organization using the law to protect and promote the human rights of all women and girls."
--See especially: Equality Now publications on Africa

"...for over 32 years has offered free legal aid to over 320,000 women and their children. The matters range from custody and maintenance, matrimonial disputes, discrimination in employment, participation in public positions and sexual violence."
--See especially: Publications

[Launched in March 1999] "FECCLAHA...is a regional ecumenical organization seeking to provide a platform for sharing perspectives on issues of common concern, particularly regarding peace building and conflict transformation in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa region."
--See especially: FECCLAHA Reports

The web site features information about FEMNET activities and publications, online reports and books, and general human rights news. "[Established in 1988]...FEMNET aims to strengthen the role and contribution of African NGOs focusing on women's development, equality and other human rights."

"...the organization is committed to advancing and mainstreaming a culture of human rights and promoting capabilities with a view to enhancing the greater realization and equal enjoyment of fundamental rights and freedoms as enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya 2010, other laws and the international human rights instruments."
--See especially: Knowledge Materials -and- Special Reports

"Kenya Human Rights Commission is a non-governmental, independent organization established in 1992 in response to serious human rights abuses by the government of Kenya." This website describes programmes and provides order information for KHRC publications.
See also: the government-sponsored Kenya National Commission on Human Rights below.

[Since March 2008]...a civil society initiative committed towards the achievement of sound policy and good governance in local development in Kenya, to uplift livelihoods of, especially, the poor and marginalized."
--See especially: Reports ; Publications ; and, Policy papers

For each country in the IDMC survey, the document collection includes an overall summary, recent news, population figures, social indicators, and some analyses.

"Established in 2011, KI works on many areas of the Constitution including issues of leadership and integrity, human rights, devolution, gender, electoral issues, as well as environment, land misappropriation, evictions of indigenous people and other long-term settlers, and protection against illegality and harassment by the police. Its main methods of working are litigation, research and publication, civic education and awareness, mixed with some activism."
--See especially: Ten Years On: Assessing the Achievements of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. (2021) 368 pages in PDF format

A searchable archive of the official publication of the East Africa Protectorate (to 1920) and the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya (until 1963); thereafter, the official publication of the Republic of Kenya.

General information, lists of services, news about activities and publications, guides to the collections and -- under construction: searchable databases.

"The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (the National Commission) is an independent national human rights institution established by the government through an Act of Parliament...2002."

News, policy discussions, conference papers, and general information about the organization which claims to be open to all Kenyans abroad. "[Founded in March 1997] KCA is a sociopolitical, non-partisan organization [registered in the states of Minnesota and Pennsylvania]."

"...a coalition of over 30 Kenyan and East African legal, human rights, and governance organizations, together with ordinary Kenyans and friends of Kenya, convened in the immediate aftermath of 2007’s presidential election debacle." Member organizations include: AfriCOG--Africa Centre for Open Governance above.
--See especially: KPTJ Publications

This official site of the Kenyan national bar association includes a quarterly magazine and a library of downloadable recent court orders and LSK documents.

"...a non-partisan project started in 2005 whose mission is to ‘keep an eye on the Kenyan parliament.’ Mzalendo site seeks to promote greater public voice and enhance public participation in politics by providing relevant information about the National Assembly and Senate's activities."

[Founded in 2007] "...a not-for-profit- regional umbrella organization that brings together 44 National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in Africa."
--See especially: Member profiles -and- Publications

Selected online reports, legislation, statutes, and related documents.

--See also: "Building Bridges to a United Kenya – From a Nation of blood ties to a Nation of ideals." October 24, 2020.

--See especially: NTA reports -and- NTA strategic plan 2019-2023 (48 pages in PDF format)

""Never again" is a memory platform for the victims of Kenya’s 2007/08 post-election violence and other atrocities." The site includes background and reporting on Kenyan cases at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, The Netherlands and an introduction to the ICC.

This site features program news and position papers on torture and 'justice for survivors'. "...a human rights organisation that helps torture survivors obtain justice and reparation. REDRESS works with survivors to help restore their dignity and to make torturers accountable."

"...a non governmental organization set up in 1998 in response to the increasing complex and deteriorating refugee situation in Kenya. RCK's mission is to improve the welfare of refugee situation through advocacy..."
RCK publications include: the newsletter, Refugee insights. (Online)...to 2018
--See especially: Resource Center: Situation Reports (2018), conference papers, etc.

The web site includes current news and publications, such as RECSA Bulletin, RECSA annual reports, and related documents. "RECSA is an institutional framework arising from the Nairobi Declaration [2000] to coordinate the joint effort by National Focal Points in Member States to prevent, combat and eradicate stockpiling and illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons in the Great Lakes Region and Horn of Africa." --See also: Nairobi Protocol (2004)

"...a think tank dedicated to promoting peace, stability, and development. With offices in Somalia, Kenya, and the UK, its primary focus is the Horn of Africa, East Africa and the Middle East."
--See especially: News & Publications
--"Al-Shabaab as a Transnational Security Threat" (March 2016)
--"The Reinvention of Al-Shabaab" (February 2014)

This site offers official government news on UK foreign relations with Kenya, related news and issues; plus, selected documents.