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Use of hate speech and language that is likely to incite violence during the referendum campaigns

The following information was part of a paid advertisement published in the Daily Nation and the Standard since the press could not be relied upon to publish the full list.

“So far, there have been too many examples of language that constitutes the crimes of incitement to violence and hate speech along ethnic or […]

Referendum goss…

The latest on the grapevine is that Yes is totally running scared (this whole thing was a big miscalculation on their part, they underestimated their unpopularity), and will use it’s influence on the courts to kill the referendum. Ruling is to be issued on Tuesday.

Use of Public Vehicles in the Conduct of Referendum Campaigns

The following information was part of a paid advertisement published in the Daily Nation and the Standard since the press could not be relied upon to publish the full list. Note that the fact that the politicians are resorting to removing GOK plates and replacing them with civilian plates indicates that the increased scrutiny is […]

A rose by any other name…

Can someone please tell me why “lobbying” and “campaign finance” and “fraud” are always the words used to describe instances of corruption/bribery when it occurs in the United States and elsewhere in the West?

An excerpt from the article:

The lobbyist Jack Abramoff asked for $9 million in 2003 from the president of […]

Referendum doze etc.

* The views that follow are my personal views and do not reflect those of the KNCHR.

Just when I have so much to blog about, there is no time to blog. As I said a few days ago, I’m at the Kenya National Commission for Human Rights for the next few weeks monitoring […]

African Women Doing Their Thing

Did you know that there are only three female finance Ministers in the world and all three work in African governments (Nigeria, Mozambique, and Namibia)? Neither did I. Hat tip Trudi!

Here I go again…

…well kind off. I’m back at the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights working on monitoring the referendum campaign and on post-referendum scenarios (more on this later) and already can’t find my desk because of so much work, so this won’t be a full-blown rant…besides these days I prefer to focus on action rather than […]

Recording of Poptech Panel

The recording of the Poptech panel featuring the African fellows including yours truly is now available here.