Otieno Aluoka

How officers are slowing down reforms in the police service

By Otieno Aluoka   2023-12-06 16:30:05

For years now, human rights defenders in Kenya have bemoaned the shrinking civic space and the absence of avenues to communicate public grievances.

Make a difference this season; donate books to prisoners

By Otieno Aluoka   2023-12-27 16:27:45

Did you know an offender incapable of paying court fines at once can do so in installments within a given period? Certainly, knowledge makes us equal!

Kenya on the cusp of Gen Z-driven political change

By Otieno Aluoka   2024-06-21 14:23:46

Of all the fundamental rights ever codified to how a society can craft and reshape its affairs, the right to protest is the alma mater of popular sovereignty.

Kenya is on the cusp of Generation Z-driven change

By Otieno Aluoka   2024-06-23 18:31:30

The demonstrations have condemned ethnicity, patrimonialism and gerontocracy of the local leaders in all their dimensions.

Will MPs pass yet another unpopular Bill limiting the right to demonstrate?

By Otieno Aluoka   2024-07-19 16:23:34

In light of the recent anti-Finance Bill demonstrations, maybe it is an opportune moment to discuss the draft law that touches on the right to assembly and demonstrations in Kenya.

Why proposed law on right to assemble, protest is impractical

By Otieno Aluoka   2024-07-23 22:31:39

It is the police who would still permit an assembly or a demonstration yet they are the same persons who would evaluate the conduct of the assembled and demonstrators.

Counties need more money and flexibility to pursue development goals

By Otieno Aluoka   2024-08-31 22:10:25

Counties are way too starved of financial resources to effectively and efficiently implement their mandates in integrated recurrent and development planning.