Irũngũ Houghton
@irunguhoughton.bsky.social
ED & Official Spokesperson www.amnestykenya.org
Author and columnist | www.irunguhoughton.org
X prison break escape July 2025
Author and columnist | www.irunguhoughton.org
X prison break escape July 2025
Pinned
The scramble for the next generation of honest leaders is on. As the Bildad Mwaganu #Kaggia play hits the theatre, we must ask the very topical question: What would Kenya be, if our leaders were not corrupt?
#StandardSettingKE #IamKaggia #MashujaaDay2025
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#StandardSettingKE #IamKaggia #MashujaaDay2025
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Cowardly lawfare that punctures the 29 November General Elections before they even happen.
October 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Cowardly lawfare that punctures the 29 November General Elections before they even happen.
@netflix.com “Perfect Neighbor” is a must watch. Susan Lorincz’s killing of Ajike Owens exposes Florida stand-your-ground law. It also had me screaming, where are the community organisers? Without civic organising, hate crimes flourish, legal systems remain directionless.
Honor AJ, repeal the law.
Honor AJ, repeal the law.
October 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
@netflix.com “Perfect Neighbor” is a must watch. Susan Lorincz’s killing of Ajike Owens exposes Florida stand-your-ground law. It also had me screaming, where are the community organisers? Without civic organising, hate crimes flourish, legal systems remain directionless.
Honor AJ, repeal the law.
Honor AJ, repeal the law.
To honour Raila Odinga’s legacy, East African leaders must uphold the human rights values he championed and end the state violence that scarred his life, family, and causes.
A tribute as Jakom rests in Power
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#StandardSettingKE #Jowie #Tinga #Bondo
A tribute as Jakom rests in Power
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#StandardSettingKE #Jowie #Tinga #Bondo
Defend human rights and the rule of law to honour Raila Odinga
To truly honour Raila Odinga’s legacy, East African leaders must uphold the human rights values he championed and end the violence that scarred his life, family, and cause. Rest in Power, Jakom.
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October 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
To honour Raila Odinga’s legacy, East African leaders must uphold the human rights values he championed and end the state violence that scarred his life, family, and causes.
A tribute as Jakom rests in Power
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#StandardSettingKE #Jowie #Tinga #Bondo
A tribute as Jakom rests in Power
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#StandardSettingKE #Jowie #Tinga #Bondo
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Catholic altar wine replaced after becoming a favourite in Kenyan bars, replaced by a South African vintage.
Kenyan Catholic Church drops Mass wine after it becomes common in bars
The previous brand was said to have lost its sanctity due to its widespread use outside the church.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Catholic altar wine replaced after becoming a favourite in Kenyan bars, replaced by a South African vintage.
Hon Waithera Chege's motion this week to name a road after Pheroze Nowrojee (1941–2025) was well received by community associations and residents. City leaders and residents must now rally. #CelebratingPheroze
#StandardSettingKE
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#StandardSettingKE
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October 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Hon Waithera Chege's motion this week to name a road after Pheroze Nowrojee (1941–2025) was well received by community associations and residents. City leaders and residents must now rally. #CelebratingPheroze
#StandardSettingKE
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#StandardSettingKE
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The scramble for the next generation of honest leaders is on. As the Bildad Mwaganu #Kaggia play hits the theatre, we must ask the very topical question: What would Kenya be, if our leaders were not corrupt?
#StandardSettingKE #IamKaggia #MashujaaDay2025
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#StandardSettingKE #IamKaggia #MashujaaDay2025
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October 8, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The scramble for the next generation of honest leaders is on. As the Bildad Mwaganu #Kaggia play hits the theatre, we must ask the very topical question: What would Kenya be, if our leaders were not corrupt?
#StandardSettingKE #IamKaggia #MashujaaDay2025
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/let-a-g...
#StandardSettingKE #IamKaggia #MashujaaDay2025
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Got your tickets?
@AmnestyKenya proudly co-sponsoring and working towards bringing one of our heroes to the stage again.
kenyabuzz.com/events/event/k…#IAmKaggiai#MaShujaaDay202525
@AmnestyKenya proudly co-sponsoring and working towards bringing one of our heroes to the stage again.
kenyabuzz.com/events/event/k…#IAmKaggiai#MaShujaaDay202525
October 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Got your tickets?
@AmnestyKenya proudly co-sponsoring and working towards bringing one of our heroes to the stage again.
kenyabuzz.com/events/event/k…#IAmKaggiai#MaShujaaDay202525
@AmnestyKenya proudly co-sponsoring and working towards bringing one of our heroes to the stage again.
kenyabuzz.com/events/event/k…#IAmKaggiai#MaShujaaDay202525
One day, I will gather former members and staff to publish this book. My first job ever was to write a popular history of The African Association of Literacy and Adult Education (AALAE) in 1991. The organisation closed before it got published. Anyone still have a floppy disk reader?
October 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
One day, I will gather former members and staff to publish this book. My first job ever was to write a popular history of The African Association of Literacy and Adult Education (AALAE) in 1991. The organisation closed before it got published. Anyone still have a floppy disk reader?
Kenya’s State House and Vigilance House appeared misaligned this week. The rise in deaths in police custody and limited progress in the Baby Pendo case raise doubts about the justice system’s commitment to public safety.
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#JusticeKE #StandardSettingKE
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#JusticeKE #StandardSettingKE
September 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Kenya’s State House and Vigilance House appeared misaligned this week. The rise in deaths in police custody and limited progress in the Baby Pendo case raise doubts about the justice system’s commitment to public safety.
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#JusticeKE #StandardSettingKE
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#JusticeKE #StandardSettingKE
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Trees of that age very often have only just become optimum decarbonisers for the atmosphere. Replacing them with saplings won't do that job for another two or three generations, neither will they support the ecology mature trees hold.
September 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Trees of that age very often have only just become optimum decarbonisers for the atmosphere. Replacing them with saplings won't do that job for another two or three generations, neither will they support the ecology mature trees hold.
Calling all Hummingbirds:
Karura Forest needs us. It has remained protected and publicly accessible thanks to Friends of Karura. How can we stop the vested interests tying to seize the 93-year-old forest
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#StandardSettingKE
#BeAHummingBird
#TheKaruraCommunity
Karura Forest needs us. It has remained protected and publicly accessible thanks to Friends of Karura. How can we stop the vested interests tying to seize the 93-year-old forest
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#StandardSettingKE
#BeAHummingBird
#TheKaruraCommunity
September 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Calling all Hummingbirds:
Karura Forest needs us. It has remained protected and publicly accessible thanks to Friends of Karura. How can we stop the vested interests tying to seize the 93-year-old forest
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/humming...
#StandardSettingKE
#BeAHummingBird
#TheKaruraCommunity
Karura Forest needs us. It has remained protected and publicly accessible thanks to Friends of Karura. How can we stop the vested interests tying to seize the 93-year-old forest
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#StandardSettingKE
#BeAHummingBird
#TheKaruraCommunity
BBC “Madams: Kenya’s Child Sex Trade” documentary is classic investigative journalism.
If “sex for sweets” is obscene, sex for safety is an abomination. Let government not betray their responsibility to protect.
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#StandardSettingKE
The expose bbc.in/41181dy
If “sex for sweets” is obscene, sex for safety is an abomination. Let government not betray their responsibility to protect.
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/how-ken...
#StandardSettingKE
The expose bbc.in/41181dy
August 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
BBC “Madams: Kenya’s Child Sex Trade” documentary is classic investigative journalism.
If “sex for sweets” is obscene, sex for safety is an abomination. Let government not betray their responsibility to protect.
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/how-ken...
#StandardSettingKE
The expose bbc.in/41181dy
If “sex for sweets” is obscene, sex for safety is an abomination. Let government not betray their responsibility to protect.
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/how-ken...
#StandardSettingKE
The expose bbc.in/41181dy
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I was incredibly lucky to be gifted an early copy of this book so I could read it before le bebe arrives. Much like Born in Blackness and incredibly rich read of a part of history often ignored by western white-centric teaching. I learned so much…
August 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I was incredibly lucky to be gifted an early copy of this book so I could read it before le bebe arrives. Much like Born in Blackness and incredibly rich read of a part of history often ignored by western white-centric teaching. I learned so much…
Despite the absence of 8.8 protests yesterday, HMS Kenya remains in its greatest governance storm to date. Does the Public Participation Bill (2025) provide a new opportunity?
A #StandardSettingKE reflection
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A #StandardSettingKE reflection
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August 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Despite the absence of 8.8 protests yesterday, HMS Kenya remains in its greatest governance storm to date. Does the Public Participation Bill (2025) provide a new opportunity?
A #StandardSettingKE reflection
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A #StandardSettingKE reflection
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Thankful for the opportunity of a strategic dialogue between Hon C J MarthaKoome @Kenya judiciary and partners @amnestykenya.bsky.social @IMLU_org @TIKenya @CrimeSiPoaKenya @katibainstitute @itsakolo on how we can strengthen human rights, ethical governance and justice for all.
#JusticeDialogue
#JusticeDialogue
August 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Thankful for the opportunity of a strategic dialogue between Hon C J MarthaKoome @Kenya judiciary and partners @amnestykenya.bsky.social @IMLU_org @TIKenya @CrimeSiPoaKenya @katibainstitute @itsakolo on how we can strengthen human rights, ethical governance and justice for all.
#JusticeDialogue
#JusticeDialogue
Pleasure to meet Rev. Dr. Lamaco Cable, Disciples Overseas Ministries President and Board Member Jeremy Gillet. With Rev Phyliss Byrd, we discussed what African Americans of faith can do to support human rights and justice organising across East Africa.
August 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Pleasure to meet Rev. Dr. Lamaco Cable, Disciples Overseas Ministries President and Board Member Jeremy Gillet. With Rev Phyliss Byrd, we discussed what African Americans of faith can do to support human rights and justice organising across East Africa.
Thoroughly enjoyed being in recent conversation with Prof. Natalya Din-Kariuki. She is smart, funny and fearless. She was launching her new book “#Crossings: Migrant Knowledges, Migrant Forms” co-edited with Subha Mukherji and Rowan Williams.
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July 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed being in recent conversation with Prof. Natalya Din-Kariuki. She is smart, funny and fearless. She was launching her new book “#Crossings: Migrant Knowledges, Migrant Forms” co-edited with Subha Mukherji and Rowan Williams.
www.the-star.co.ke/counties/nai...
www.the-star.co.ke/counties/nai...
The @IPOA report was damning as the @InteriorKE guidelines were refreshingly clear. Does this signal the end of deadly protests in Kenya?
www.standardmedia.co.ke/author/136/i... or
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#StandardSettingKE
www.standardmedia.co.ke/author/136/i... or
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#StandardSettingKE
July 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The @IPOA report was damning as the @InteriorKE guidelines were refreshingly clear. Does this signal the end of deadly protests in Kenya?
www.standardmedia.co.ke/author/136/i... or
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/is-prot...
#StandardSettingKE
www.standardmedia.co.ke/author/136/i... or
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#StandardSettingKE
“The growing use of paid violent mobs by politicians … is deeply worrying”. On June 17 and July 7, “police at times intentionally accompanied, supported and directed” the mobs.
Thanks @washingtonpost.com for your attention to this. #ProtectTheProtestKE
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Thanks @washingtonpost.com for your attention to this. #ProtectTheProtestKE
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July 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“The growing use of paid violent mobs by politicians … is deeply worrying”. On June 17 and July 7, “police at times intentionally accompanied, supported and directed” the mobs.
Thanks @washingtonpost.com for your attention to this. #ProtectTheProtestKE
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Thanks @washingtonpost.com for your attention to this. #ProtectTheProtestKE
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At the @amnesty.org #Amnesty2025GA this weekend with the Kenyan delegation. UN SG was inspiring today. Urged us and the world to champion human rights globally. A message so desperately needed today
July 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
At the @amnesty.org #Amnesty2025GA this weekend with the Kenyan delegation. UN SG was inspiring today. Urged us and the world to champion human rights globally. A message so desperately needed today
Over the last two weeks the Kenya Police have shifted from a public order and crime approach to the unprecedented use of counter-terrorism laws to suppress civil protests. What are the implications?
#StandardSettingKE
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#StandardSettingKE
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Applying anti-terrorism laws to manage public dissent is dangerous
With close to 1,500 people facing charges of terrorism, murder, robbery with violence, sexual assault and malicious damage, you would be forgiven for thinking Kenya is at war with itself. The last two...
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July 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Over the last two weeks the Kenya Police have shifted from a public order and crime approach to the unprecedented use of counter-terrorism laws to suppress civil protests. What are the implications?
#StandardSettingKE
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#StandardSettingKE
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Coup allegations, calls for police violence against looters, and mass arrests follow the most deadliest of demonstrations yet. Is it time for a state ceasefire and active trust-building to address the deep-seated grievances of most Kenyans? #StandardSettingKE
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July 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Coup allegations, calls for police violence against looters, and mass arrests follow the most deadliest of demonstrations yet. Is it time for a state ceasefire and active trust-building to address the deep-seated grievances of most Kenyans? #StandardSettingKE
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While police brutality is among the issues bringing young people to the streets in Kenya to protest the gov't, live ammo has been used as a crowd control measure.
Views on the situation from activist Daniel Maxie & Amnesty Int'l Kenya's @irunguhoughton.bsky.social
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Views on the situation from activist Daniel Maxie & Amnesty Int'l Kenya's @irunguhoughton.bsky.social
theworld.org/segments/202...
Young people drive anti-government protests in Kenya - The World from PRX
Across Kenya, thousands have taken to the streets to protest the government of President William Ruto. The protests are driven by young people in the country who are frustrated with a host of governme...
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July 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
While police brutality is among the issues bringing young people to the streets in Kenya to protest the gov't, live ammo has been used as a crowd control measure.
Views on the situation from activist Daniel Maxie & Amnesty Int'l Kenya's @irunguhoughton.bsky.social
theworld.org/segments/202...
Views on the situation from activist Daniel Maxie & Amnesty Int'l Kenya's @irunguhoughton.bsky.social
theworld.org/segments/202...
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Kenyan mothers will address the nation tomorrow at All Saints’ Cathedral, Nairobi, ahead of the Saba Saba March for Our Lives! demanding an end to arbitrary arrests, abductions, torture, and extrajudicial executions. Their cry is a call for justice.
#SabaSaba2025 #77NiNumbers
#SabaSaba2025 #77NiNumbers
July 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Kenyan mothers will address the nation tomorrow at All Saints’ Cathedral, Nairobi, ahead of the Saba Saba March for Our Lives! demanding an end to arbitrary arrests, abductions, torture, and extrajudicial executions. Their cry is a call for justice.
#SabaSaba2025 #77NiNumbers
#SabaSaba2025 #77NiNumbers
Instead of muzzling public expression+assembly, Kenya needs smarter, inclusive strategies that channel state-civic energies into a lasting solution.
Hon @EstherPassaris Public Order (Amt) Bill 2025: A review
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#StandardSettingKE #ProtectTheProtestKE
Hon @EstherPassaris Public Order (Amt) Bill 2025: A review
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#StandardSettingKE #ProtectTheProtestKE
Authoritarian lawfare against the right to assembly is futile
By tabling the Public Order (Amendment) Bill 2025, ODM Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has stirred another national beehive. Critics argue the bill curtails the right to assembly and yout...
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July 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Instead of muzzling public expression+assembly, Kenya needs smarter, inclusive strategies that channel state-civic energies into a lasting solution.
Hon @EstherPassaris Public Order (Amt) Bill 2025: A review
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/authori...
#StandardSettingKE #ProtectTheProtestKE
Hon @EstherPassaris Public Order (Amt) Bill 2025: A review
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/authori...
#StandardSettingKE #ProtectTheProtestKE