Kenya

43 million people
820 USD GNI (PPP)
Internet:
Free
Press:
Partly Free
Partly Free

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News & Updates

Press Releases

Kenya: Assessment Of Civil Liberties, Political Rights

September 29, 2016

Freedom House today released a report assessing Kenya’s progress towards improving government accountability, promoting civic liberties, human rights, rule of law and transparency over a three-year
Press Releases

Kenya: Freedom House Welcomes Decision to Implement PBO Act 2013

September 9, 2016

Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Devolution Mwangi Kiunjuri moved to operationalize a key piece of legislation needed to create an enabling environment for civil society. 
Press Releases

Kenya: Human Rights Should be on Kerry's Agenda during Visit

August 19, 2016

As U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry prepares to travel to Kenya, Freedom House and 14 Kenyan human rights organizations co-signed a letter highlighting concerns about continued human rights violations.
Joint Letters

Joint Letter to Secretary Kerry on Human Rights in Kenya (August 2016)

August 19, 2016

Kenya's security agencies continued violations and disregard for international human rights law in the name of counter-terrorism should be of particular concern to the United States. 

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Experts

Vukasin Petrovic

Senior Director for Program Strategy, Development and Learning and Director for Central, East and West Africa Programs


Issues: 
Civil Society, Elections, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Signature Reports

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Countries at the Crossroads

Special Reports

Governance Assessment Kenya: January 2013 – July 2016

This special Freedom House report focuses on political developments in Kenya beginning in 2013 – when the country held its first general elections under a new Constitution that was designed to improve protection of basic rights, constrain executive power, and devolve some powers to newly created country governments.

Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa 2007

Freedom House released an analysis of democracy in sub-Saharan Africa showing that the region has experienced notable increases in freedom over the past generation, although more setbacks than gains were seen in 2006.

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