Africog in the news

Ex-CS Henry Rotich lands plum job in Ruto’s office

Rights groups want IEBC ordered to open voter register (The Star – 4th August, 2022)

64 groups, individuals back UN’s withdrawal of Matt Hancook as UNECA special envoy – Graphic Online

The making of Kenya’s most expensive roads – The Standard

Court nullifies parastatal appointments of senior figures in Uhuru’s administration – The Star

Charterhouse: The Making of Kenya’s little dirty bank – The Standard

Report Reveals How Jubilee Govt Inflated Road Projects – Kenyans.co.ke

Trillions spent, but where are the projects?

President fails to address rising public debt of Ksh7.1 trillion

Ouko calls for review of budget process

Uhuru barks but can’t bite, civil society says

State capture foils Uhuru’s anti-corruption campaign

Stawi loan costly and is part of Huduma Namba scheme, says civil society

New opinion poll reveals crucial issues afflicting Kenyans

Poll: Kenyans split on direction country is headed

Civil society warns of repression as police disrupt city protests

Activists teargassed during demos against media muzzling, dictatorship (The Star – February 5, 2018)

Activists plan demos against ‘rogue state’ after media shutdown (The Star – February 3, 2018)

High Court stops NGO Coordination Board from deregistering AfriCOG (Kass FM – December 19, 2017)

Court bars DPP from arresting AfriCOG directors (The Star – December 19, 2017)

Relief for AfriCOG as court stops shutdown order (Citizen TV – December 19, 2017)

Court quashes Fazul de-registration of AfriCOG (Capital FM – December 18, 2017)

Civil societies tell the jubilee government off for intimidating its critics

Bravery propels Njonjo Mue to great heights as crusader (Daily Nation – November 7, 2017)

Intimidation And Judicial Harassment Of The African Centre For Open Governance

Kenya: Worrying crackdown on Kenyan defenders: George Kegoro, Gladwell Otieno and Maina Kiai

AfriCOG speaks on Nasa’s petition challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election victory

National NGO council condemns action to de-register AfriCOG and KNHR

Election wasn’t free and fair, AfriCOG says, details IEBC’s flaws (The Star – August 21, 2017)

Breaking News : AFRICOG office raided

Matiang’i suspends Fazul action against KHRC and AfriCOG

John Githongo terms KRA’s raid at AfriCOG ‘a waste of the very taxes that they should collect’

“You cannot enforce an unlawful court order” – AFRICOG lawyers come to the rescue

Police, KRA officers raid AfriCOG offices

Police, KRA raid Africog

NGO Co-ordination Board orders shutdown of AfriCOG

See you in court, AfriCOG lawyer, Ndubi tells government

Fazul ask DCI to shut down AfriCOG, arrest directors over illegal operations (The Star – August 15, 2017)

KHRC says move to delist it is politically motivated as NGO Board bares fangs at AfriCOG (Standard Media – August 15, 2017)

Kenyan government threatens to close down two rights organizations (Africanews – August 15, 2017)

Arrest threat hangs over Githongo, Kiai, Gladwell as AfriCOG ordered shut (Capital FM – August 15, 2017)

NGO Board seeks to de-register AFRICOG for operating illegally – (Citiezen TV August 15, 2017)

Fazul Mohamed’s sword now targets AfriCOG – (Daily Nation August 15 2017)

READY… OR NOT? The Register of Voters – Where We Are One Week Ahead of Election Day

AfriCOG case to open up voter register for scrutiny set for Tuesday (Capital FM – July 21, 2017)

IEBC on the spot over elections preparedness – Nation Media

AfriCOG asks court to compel IEBC publish voters list – Nation Media

Compel IEBC to allow public scrutiny of voters register, activist tells court – The Star

AfriCOG wants IEBC ordered to open up voters roll for scrutiny – Capital FM

IEBC sued over voters’ register – The Star

Activist Gladwell Otieno sues IEBC for failing to make voters’ roll public – Standard

Activist Gladwell Otieno sues IEBC for failing to make voters’ roll public (Standard Media -July 19th, 2017)

‘Lawfare’ pushing young democracies to hard power strategies (Daily Nation – February 10, 2017)

Securing the 2017 General Elections

Kenya: Top official threatens civil society activist at ICC

Harsh verdict delivered against ICC

INFOTRACK Opinion Poll: 73% of Kenyans believe corruption has increased in the last year

AfriCOG asks Kenyans what they think of corruption levels in various ministries

Majority feel Kenya is going in the wrong direction: Poll

Corruption tops citizens concerns-Infotrak

Corruption in Sports Could Kill Kenyan Heritage – The EastAfrican , February 23 , 2016

Ruto – ICC Bureau to Decide Fate – Star, November 23 , 2015

Exit Matsanga , Enter Ngunjiri Wambugu – All Africa , August 4 , 2015

NGO row poses new test for International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda- Standard , May 31, 2015

AfriCOG Starts War Against Uhuru at ICC- Star , May 7 , 2015

Kenya on the Brink

John Githongo: Corruption in Kenya is Poisoning Politics

Kenya’s Bid to Amend Rome Statute Likely to Fail – The Star, November 23, 2013

Kenya told to stop piling pressure on Africa over ICC – Daily Nation, November 22, 2013

Why Westgate Is About Governance But Not Security Or The ICC

The long, long vote count – Africa Confidential , June 21, 2013

Integrity of Kenya’s Truth Commission Report must be restored – Aljazeera

AFRICOG Kwendekithia Mwathanire Mwega – Kameme FM

AfriCOG launches Report Kenya Drought Cash Cow

State affirms commitment to open governance – The Standard Newspaper, 30th May 2013

Verdict on Kenya’s presidential election petition: Five reasons the judgment fails the legal test – The East African, April 20, 2013

Numbers In The Voter Registration Just Won’t Add Up – The Star, April 13, 2013

Scrutinising Of Election Results: What Didn’t Reach The Supreme Court Judges – The Star, April 13, 2013

Scrutinising Of Election Results: What Didn’t Reach The Supreme Court Judges – The Star, April 13, 2013

Numbers In The Voter Registration Just Won’t Add Up – The Star, April 13, 2013

Africog launches website on electoral malpractices – Daily Nation, April 12, 2013

AFRICOG unveils people’s court website – The Star, April 12, 2013

Africog launches website on electoral malpractices – Daily Nation, April 12, 2013

Kethi Kilonzo Gets Candid On All Matters Law

Crucial timelines from day of polls to Supreme Court ruling – The Standard , March 31, 2013

Wanjiku is dead but who will mourn her when everyone wants to move on? – Daily Nation, March 31, 2013

This is why Africog went to court – The Standard, March 30, 2013

Kenyans await Supreme Court ruling – The Standard, March 30, 2013

Petition hearings showcased traits of a good lawyer – Daily Nation, March 29, 2013

The parties have spoken and it’s now the turn of the court to speak – Daily Nation, March 29, 2013

Africog: Tallying centres, Bomas results differed – The Standard, March 28, 2013

Lawyers steal election petition show – The Daily Nation, March 28, 2013

Kenyas Wahlleitung muss über die Bücher – Neue Zurcher Zeitung , March 27, 2013

It’s Kenyans’ fundamental rights under attack, not sovereignty of their country – Daily Nation, March 21, 2013

Manual tallying system to come under scrutiny – The Daily Nation, March 17 2013

Cord has a strong case, says lead lawyer Oraro – The Daily Nation, March 16 2013

Court throws out petition to stop vote tallying – The Daily Nation, March 8 2013

Group files petition to stop Kenya vote count – The Daily Nation , March 8, 2013

Lobby wants Registrar of Political Parties sacked – The Daily Nation, January 27, 2013

IEBC accused of overlooking misconduct – The Standard, January 27, 2013

AfriCOG Marks International Anti-Corruption Day

Anti-Corruption Non-Profit “Kuhonga” Goes to Great Lengths to Fight Corruption

Concerns on public role under the new Finance Act – The Star, September 15, 2012

The East African, September 15, 2012 – Civil society calls for vetting of county budget funds and officials

Capital FM News, July 29, 2012 – IEBC told to cancel controversial tender

Daily Nation, July 29, 2012 – Fresh blow to IEBC in Sh 3.9bn kit scandal

The Standard, July 30, 2012 – Halt tender process, civil society tells IEBC

Business Daily, June 25, 2012 – Pressure on Kibaki to reject polls Bill

Daily Nation, May 18 2012 – Why Kenyan election is world’s most expensive

The Standard – January 20, 2012 – Kenyans urged to trust ICC process

Nairobi Star/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX, Oct 31, 2011 – How the Rot Came About

Daily Nation, October 23 2011 – Dadaab refugee camp poses a huge threat to Kenya’s national security

Daily Nation, October 5 2011 – Kenya region’s top fake goods market: report

Organized crime on the increase in Kenya

Daily Nation, October 4, 2011 – Foreign drug lords ‘thrive in Kenya’

Daily Nation, October 4, 2011 – Raila: Organised crime funds election campaigns

Relief Web, October 4 2011 – Termites at Work: Transnational Organized Crime and State Erosion in Kenya

Daily Nation, October 4 2011 – Check criminal gangs now infesting Kenya

Strathmore University Website, August 1, 2011 – When SU hosted football debate

Michezo Afrika Website – Is she the MESSIAH of Kenyan football?

Nairobi Star Website – How they will go about the football business

Kenya Premier League Website – Ambrose Rachier’s campaign climaxes with launch of onslaught on Saturday

FUTAA.COM, July 28 2011 – MOPA & AfriCOG Turns Focus on Elections

MichezoAfrika Website, July 28 2011 – Grand debate for football election candidates

Capital FM Sports – Rachier rolls off FK chair campaign

Daily Nation, July 6 2011 – House team ‘shielded Charterhouse’

Gaps exposed in Safaricom and Telkom sales

The Standard, July 7 2011 – Kenya warned about laundered money, crime

Business Daily, July 4 2011 – Centre traces how bank was used to launder cash

Riskbusiness.com, July 4 2011 – Centre traces how bank was used to launder cash

Nairobi Star, 02 July 2011 – Act on Charterhouse bank, NGO tells government

Activists want DPP nominee probed

Daily Nation, May 26 2011 – Kenyan tycoon in Sh7 billion Triton fraud arrested

Daily Nation, February 8 2011 – Reform cereals board to avoid repeat of past corruption cases in grain dealings

Daily Nation, 1 September 2009 – Parliament urged to deny Ringera’s KACC funds

Daily Nation, August 1 2009 – Evictions to test State

Daily Nation, April 21 2009 – Such generosity to ECK officials was in bad taste

Daily Nation, April 18 2009 – How ECK bosses misused election cash