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Otsieno Namwaya

East Africa Director, Africa

Articles Authored

May 10, 2021 Commentary

The EAC Risks Becoming Irrelevant
March 24, 2021 Commentary

Investigation Highlights Transparency Need on US, UK Roles in Kenyan Counterterrorism
March 31, 2020 Dispatches

Kenya Police Abuses Could Undermine Coronavirus Fight
August 2, 2019 Dispatches

Courts Strike Down ‘Repressive’ Laws
July 25, 2019 Dispatches

Kenya Fails to Honor Human Rights Promises to UN
July 18, 2019 News Release

Kenya Should Address Unlawful Killings by Police
July 1, 2019 Dispatches

Tribunal Stops Kenya’s Coal Plant Plans
May 3, 2019 Dispatches

Kenya Backsliding on Press Freedoms
April 23, 2019 Dispatches

Big Task Ahead for Kenya’s New Police Chief
April 8, 2019 Dispatches

Wounds of Garissa Attack, Four Years On

Reports Authored

July 20, 2021

“We Are All Vulnerable Here”

Kenya’s Pandemic Cash Transfer Program Riddled With Irregularities
October 15, 2017

“Kill Those Criminals”

Security Forces Violations in Kenya’s August 2017 Elections
May 30, 2017

“Not Worth the Risk”

Threats to Free Expression Ahead of Kenya’s 2017 Elections
July 20, 2016

Deaths and Disappearances

Abuses in Counterterrorism Operations in Nairobi and in Northeastern Kenya