The death toll from antigovernment protests in Kenya has surged to at least 31 people, the country’s human rights commission ...

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen’s ‘shoot to kill’ remark ignites outrage as Kenyans demand accountability. Is democracy under threat or finally awakening?

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 ...

Protests erupted in Kenya as citizens took to the streets on Saba Saba, demanding government accountability and President ...

Most Kenyans believe the government is too detached from ordinary citizens and want greater levels of accountability; 69% of Kenyans agree they are entitled to hold their leaders to account; 80% ...

Simmering anger against President William Ruto’s government has boiled over into clashes between protesters and the police, ...

The Ministry of Roads and Transport has responded following reports that the government used the fuel levy to secure a Ksh175 billion loan. Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir, in a statement ...

Media's role in accountability in Kenya. ... The widespread post-election violence of 2007 and 2008 brought into sharp focus the need for reform in government and accountability systems in Kenya.

Sixteen people have been killed and about 400 injured after thousands of people took to the streets in Kenya on Wednesday to protest against the government, Amnesty International Kenya has said.

There may be a silver lining to Kenya’s growing tax burden, however. Tax hikes tend to make citizens less tolerant of corruption and more demanding of accountability. This might make it even harder ...

In Kenya, there’s growing debate about media accountability – that the media should act in the interests of the public good, and that it’s accurate, free and fair. Most of the debate has ...

Most Kenyans believe the government is too detached from ordinary citizens and want greater levels of accountability; 69% of Kenyans agree they are entitled to hold their leaders to account; 80% ...