Professionals

Journalist Larry Madowo

Larry Madowo, a Kenyan journalist, has recently made headlines for denying claims that he was paid to damage Tanzania’s reputation following his reporting on the post-election violence in the country last month. Madowo, however, dismissed these allegations as false attempts to discredit his journalism. Around the same time, viral videos circulated claiming that Ugandan President […]...

28 Nov 2025

Jane Karuku, EABL Group Managing Director, CEO & Executive Director

Jane Karuku is the Group Managing Director (GMD) and CEO of EABL, having been appointed on 1 January 2021overseeing one of the region’s largest beverage businesses through a period of operational tr...

14 Nov 2025

Phoebe Okowa – Judge of the International Court of Justice

Phoebe Okowa has been elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). She is a member of the United Nations International Law Commission (since 2023) and has served on the Legal Commit...

7 Nov 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba

Hon. Julius Ogamba, the Education Cabinet Secretary (CS), led the national launch of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams in Matuga Constituency, Kwale County. He oversaw the op...

31 Oct 2025

Wajir East MP Aden Daudi, Sponsor of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2025

The past week has seen a series of constitutional petitions challenging the recently enacted Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2025. Several petitions contest provisions expanding the definition of...

26 Sep 2025

Andrew Kipkirui Rotich

Andrew Kipkirui Rotich is the auditor who first exposed the illegal medical billing scheme in Kenya’s public health institutions. His decision to speak out ultimately resulted in his dismissal from ...

19 Sep 2025

MP Musa Cherutich Sirma

Eldama Ravine Member of Parliament (MP) Musa Cherutich Sirma is facing arrest over a long-standing election petition debt. The order stems from a case dating back to 2017, when Sirma unsuccessfully ch...

12 Sep 2025

Lawyer Kyalo Mbobu

Advocate Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, a respected lawyer and former Chairperson of the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal (PPDT), was killed while driving home on Tuesday evening. The fatal incident occurred w...

29 Aug 2025

Prof. Yash Pal Ghai

Professor Yash Pal Ghai is one of Kenya’s leading constitutional scholars and reformers. He is renowned for his key role in the development of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya, a process that transfor...

29 Aug 2025

Dr. Jill Cottrel Ghai

Dr. Jill Cottrell Ghai is a constitutional law scholar and reform advocate who has played a pivotal role in Kenya’s constitutional development. She collaborated with Prof. Yash Pal Ghai during the p...

8 Aug 2025

Dr. Duncan Ojwang’, KNCHR Chairperson Nominee

Following the announcement of Dr. Duncan Ojwang’s nomination as Chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) on August 5, 2025, the Katiba Institute and the Kenya Human Right...