Police Extortion Suffocating the Boda Boda Sector As Youth Unemployment Soars
By Dennis Orengo & Lena Anyuolo The wave of this two wheeled transport began in the 1980s in Busia and Malaba borders of Kenya and […]
The Social Justice Centres Press Statement on the Corona Virus Situation in Kenya
Kenyans, the majority who cannot afford to work or home or don’t have enough water or any hand sanitizers, are struggling with the restrictions brought […]
Reflections on Working with the Community: My Experience from 15 Years of Social Justice Work in Kenya
In early February, our coordinator, Gacheke Gachihi, was invited to the East African Public Interest Advocate Training in Arusha to reflect on his over 15 […]
Urgent Alert: Profiling of MSJC activist, Mso, by vigilante “Nairobi Crime Free” Facebook group
Activists have long been profiled by supposed “citizen” Facebook groups like “Hessy wa Dandora,” “Nairobi Crime Free” and others. These are vigilante groups tied to […]
Mothers of Victims & Survivors Network Launch, February 15 2020
The Mothers of Victims & Survivors Network will be launched on February 15, 2020. This is a network composed, primarily, of mothers and wives […]
Celebration of Shujaa Yash Ghai on Mashujaa Day — October 20 2019
Sunday 20/10/2019 marks the National Mashujaa Day. This is a day when the Kenyan people collectively honour all those who have contributed and continue to […]
Rethinking Transitional Justice As A Site of Social Justice Struggles
By Gacheke Gachihi “A small but powerful group of greedy self-seeking elite in the form of politicians, civil servants, and businessmen has steadily but very […]
Reflections on the 2019 Pan African Women’s Day at MSJC
By Lena Anyuolo On 9th August 2019, women in the Social Justice Centres, university students and children of Mathare gathered in the hall at Mathare […]
Why don’t Kenyans talk about Capitalism? A groundings session hosted by Mathare Social Justice Centre (MSJC), Africa is A Country (AIAC) and Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE)
Venue: Mathare Social Justice Centre, Time: August 22nd, 2 – 4 pm Kenya is said to be in crisis again: too much public and private […]
Social Justice Centre Working Group (SJCWG) meeting with Andrew Gilmour: Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights
On May 13 2019 Social Justice Centre Working Group representatives met with Andrew Gilmour, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and head of OHCHR in Nairobi […]