So excited that this collected volume is finally out!!! For all those interested in Nairobi: check it! Contesting Governance Sovereignty and Social Contestation Research Group Naomi van Stapele, she/they Gabrielle Lynch Francesco Colona Meghan Ference @joost_fontein Constance Smith Pete Lockwood @pedrolobos.bsky.social Mathare Social Justice Centre (MSJC)

Thrilled to have been part of the conversation on Judicial Reforms in Africa, with a focus on the Challenges in Kenya. Engaging discussions and insightful perspectives paving way for ensuring equitable access to justice in Africa. Prof. Collins Odote Conrad Bosire, PhD Adaki

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BREAKING: At least 12 prominent social media users have been "abducted in the middle of the night" ahead of protests in Kenya against over-taxation, Amnesty International tells CNN.

Statement on Allegations of Abductions of Protesters and the Rights of Arrested Persons

Dr Elias Mohammed says those injured in the protests can seek treatment at a medical camp set up on Kigali Road behind Jamia Mosque

POLICE ABDUCTIONS: LSK president Faith Odhiambo confirms release of Shadrack Kiprono, aka Shad, Ernest Nyerere and Nadia Nthia; whereabouts of political satirist Gabriel Oguda still unknown.

Police have shot four protesters, as witnessed by KHRC, killing one. We strongly condemn the police killing. Such actions are unacceptable and constitute a grave violation of human rights. Justice and accountability are imperative. We will vigorously push for police

BREAKING: Kenya’s president William Ruto rejects and withdraws his own Finance Bill after nationwide protests against over-taxation. “Members of the public insist on the need for us to make more concessions. The people have spoken"

This is my cousin Wambui Kinyua, she was taken from Moi Avenue and picked up by the cops in a white truck. Please help her get released Law Society of Kenya #RutoMustGo #ReleaseWambuiKinyua

The Law Society of Kenya Council visited the Kenyatta National Hospital to check on the status of victims of police brutality who have been taken to the facility amidst the anti Finance Bill protests. We were hosted by the Senior Director for clinical services and the Director of

In 2021 Gabrielle Lynch identified the "delegitimization of protest" in service of the "peaceocracy" as well as the criminalization of poor young men as one of the reasons why police reforms coincided with a rise, not a fall, in extrajudicial killings. theelephant.info/analysis/2021/…

Really pleased that my first research methods paper - Driving together: Shared car journeys as research space - is out open access in Qualitative Research. Thanks to everyone who gave comments and who's driven around with me! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

Kenya today is not the same as it was last month. A short piece on Kenya's ongoing protests for Democracy in Africa democracyinafrica.org/kenya-has-chan…

📣From our collection on 'Elections'!🗳️ Justin Willis (Durham History), Gabrielle Lynch (Gabrielle Lynch) and Nic Cheeseman (Nic Cheeseman) on 'Voting, Nationhood, and Citizenship in late-colonial Africa' #Politics #History #Ballots 👉Read here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Ruto may have united the youth, but not in the way he intended, as unprecedented protests apply pressure, and #RutoMustGo is trending. Ruto’s reactions to this crisis reveal his priorities, strategies, and why #GenZ isn’t backing down. #hustlernation t.ly/RCgmc

A piece for The Conversation Africa on how Kenya's current protests are evoking memories of the Moi era. theconversation.com/kenyas-former-…

The latest issue of the journal includes a special collection: '#Kenya 2022: The transformative elections?' Guest edited by Nic Cheeseman, Karuti Kanyinga, Gabrielle Lynch & Justin Willis tandfonline.com/journals/rjea2… All five papers are open/free access.