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The global civil society alliance CIVICUS urgently called on Kenyan President William Ruto and his administration on Wednesday to promptly and unconditionally release 20 protesters who have been reported missing following recent civil unrest. CIVICUS called upon Ruto to fulfill his commitments regarding human rights by ensuring the release of unjustly detained individuals, addressing any harm [...]

UN Designated Expert on Human Rights in Haiti William O’Neill warned Friday that armed gangs are systematically targeting the country’s healthcare system and called for the protection of Haitians’ access to health services. According to O’Neill’s assessment, only 37 percent of health facilities in Port-au-Prince remain fully functional, with access severely limited by security concerns. [...]

A New York federal court on Thursday indicted Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives of his renewable energy company. The charges include conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud and substantive securities fraud in a multi-billion USD scheme to obtain funds from US investors and global financial institutions on the basis of false and [...]

The Supreme Court of Kenya on Tuesday reversed the Court of Appeal ruling that had declared the Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional. President William Ruto signed the Finance Act into law on June 26, 2023, but it was later contested for unconstitutionality before the High Court. The 11 petitions filed in the High Court challenged the [...]

Kenya’s National Assembly nominated Professor Kithure Kithiki to fill the vacancy in the Office of the Deputy President on Friday. However, this nomination came only hours after the Senate voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office, resulting in the High Court at Kerugoya issuing orders barring Kithiki from assuming his role until October 24. [...]

The Senate of Kenya voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday following a two-day hearing before a full Senate, in which he was convicted on five of 11 charges. As a result of the convictions, Gachagua will be removed from office and barred from holding public office for life. Gachagua is expected to [...]

Kenya lawmakers launched a motion in parliament on Tuesday to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of gross violation of the constitution, stirring ethnic hatred, and undermining the government. The motion, introduced by Enoch Wambua, who represents Kitui West, cites 11 grounds for impeachment under Articles 150(1)(b) and (2) and 145 of the Kenyan constitution. [...]

The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and public activist Wanjiru Gikonyo filed a petition in the High Court of Kenya on Thursday to challenge the recent appointments of cabinet secretaries in the country. The petition seeks to nullify the appointments of all 19 cabinet secretaries sworn in by President William Ruto just a day earlier. [...]

The Kenya Court of Appeal at Nairobi delivered a judgement Wednesday rendering the controversial Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional. The Finance Bill 2023 was tabled before the National Assembly on May 4, 2023. It was later assented to by the president on June 26, 2023 and became Finance Act 2023. The Act amended 12 laws, eliciting 11 [...]

Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Kenya on Saturday condemned the excessive use of force by the police during the recent wave of anti-government protests in the country. The CSOs called for government accountability in law enforcement and the budget-making process. In a joint statement, the CSOs denied allegations by the Kenyan authorities of funding the [...]