Ernest Cornel

In Summary Everywhere, incumbents appear determined to hold onto power, tightening their grip through intimidation and brute force The international community must stop treating repression in East Africa as a domestic issue My first intimate encounter with Bob Njagi came shortly after his release from captivity in 2024. The Kenya Kwanza regime had detained him for 32 days, alongside Aslam Longoton and Jamil Longton, for leading protests in Kitengela against injustices inflicted on locals.

Rex Masai was the first protester to be killed by police during the 2024 Anti-Finance Bill protests. Many hoped he would be the last. They were wrong. As protesters marched towards Parliament on June 25, 2024, the death toll kept rising. Police opened fire in Kitengela, Githurai, and other parts of the country. By the time the demonstrations waned nearly three months later, at least 63 people had been extrajudicially executed. More than 80 were forcibly disappeared.

Renowned lawyer Pheroze Nowrojee /LSK Today at 3 pm, we gather at the National Museums of Kenya to celebrate the life and legacy of Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee, who passed away in the US on April 5, 2025, at the age of 84. Pheroze is now resting in power, where people like him belong, because he spent his life challenging injustice and upholding the constitution, even in Kenya’s most turbulent political seasons. He believed that the law must serve the people, not oppress them.