by Jared Ombonya | Aug 6, 2023
by Jared Ombonya | Jun 14, 2023 | Blog, News
PEN in collaboration with her national level partner Civic Freedoms Forum (CFF) and county based Civil Society Organization (CSO) Networks, held sensitization and advocacy meetings in the months of February, March and April 2023 on enhancement of civil society...
by Judith Gondi | Sep 28, 2022 | Blog, News
PEN in collaboration with her national level partners, Civic Freedoms Forum (CFF) and Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), in June and September held awareness creation forums on Civic and Democratic Spaces in Kenya. These meetings targeted Kisumu, Mombasa, Makueni,...
by Judith Gondi | Jun 30, 2022
The Problem The shrinking civic and democratic space has become a major governance issue for the civil society and other independent voices and actors, at all levels in the society. The three main problems contributing to limited realization of an enabling civic...
by Judith Gondi | Mar 1, 2022
The Problem Despite the civic space in Kenya being hailed as one of the most vibrant in East and Southern Africa, the space is still classified as obstructed by the Civicus Monitor. This means that Civic space is heavily contested by power holders, who impose a...