Irũngũ Houghton
@irunguhoughton.bsky.social
ED & Official Spokesperson www.amnestykenya.org
Author and columnist | www.irunguhoughton.org
X prison break escape July 2025
Author and columnist | www.irunguhoughton.org
X prison break escape July 2025
@netflix.com “Perfect Neighbor” is a must watch. Susan Lorincz’s killing of Ajike Owens exposes Florida stand-your-ground law. It also had me screaming, where are the community organisers? Without civic organising, hate crimes flourish, legal systems remain directionless.
Honor AJ, repeal the law.
Honor AJ, repeal the law.
October 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
@netflix.com “Perfect Neighbor” is a must watch. Susan Lorincz’s killing of Ajike Owens exposes Florida stand-your-ground law. It also had me screaming, where are the community organisers? Without civic organising, hate crimes flourish, legal systems remain directionless.
Honor AJ, repeal the law.
Honor AJ, repeal the law.
Hon Waithera Chege's motion this week to name a road after Pheroze Nowrojee (1941–2025) was well received by community associations and residents. City leaders and residents must now rally. #CelebratingPheroze
#StandardSettingKE
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#StandardSettingKE
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October 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Hon Waithera Chege's motion this week to name a road after Pheroze Nowrojee (1941–2025) was well received by community associations and residents. City leaders and residents must now rally. #CelebratingPheroze
#StandardSettingKE
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#StandardSettingKE
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The scramble for the next generation of honest leaders is on. As the Bildad Mwaganu #Kaggia play hits the theatre, we must ask the very topical question: What would Kenya be, if our leaders were not corrupt?
#StandardSettingKE #IamKaggia #MashujaaDay2025
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#StandardSettingKE #IamKaggia #MashujaaDay2025
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October 8, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The scramble for the next generation of honest leaders is on. As the Bildad Mwaganu #Kaggia play hits the theatre, we must ask the very topical question: What would Kenya be, if our leaders were not corrupt?
#StandardSettingKE #IamKaggia #MashujaaDay2025
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#StandardSettingKE #IamKaggia #MashujaaDay2025
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Got your tickets?
@AmnestyKenya proudly co-sponsoring and working towards bringing one of our heroes to the stage again.
kenyabuzz.com/events/event/k…#IAmKaggiai#MaShujaaDay202525
@AmnestyKenya proudly co-sponsoring and working towards bringing one of our heroes to the stage again.
kenyabuzz.com/events/event/k…#IAmKaggiai#MaShujaaDay202525
October 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Got your tickets?
@AmnestyKenya proudly co-sponsoring and working towards bringing one of our heroes to the stage again.
kenyabuzz.com/events/event/k…#IAmKaggiai#MaShujaaDay202525
@AmnestyKenya proudly co-sponsoring and working towards bringing one of our heroes to the stage again.
kenyabuzz.com/events/event/k…#IAmKaggiai#MaShujaaDay202525
One day, I will gather former members and staff to publish this book. My first job ever was to write a popular history of The African Association of Literacy and Adult Education (AALAE) in 1991. The organisation closed before it got published. Anyone still have a floppy disk reader?
October 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
One day, I will gather former members and staff to publish this book. My first job ever was to write a popular history of The African Association of Literacy and Adult Education (AALAE) in 1991. The organisation closed before it got published. Anyone still have a floppy disk reader?
Kenya’s State House and Vigilance House appeared misaligned this week. The rise in deaths in police custody and limited progress in the Baby Pendo case raise doubts about the justice system’s commitment to public safety.
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#JusticeKE #StandardSettingKE
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#JusticeKE #StandardSettingKE
September 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Kenya’s State House and Vigilance House appeared misaligned this week. The rise in deaths in police custody and limited progress in the Baby Pendo case raise doubts about the justice system’s commitment to public safety.
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/victims...
#JusticeKE #StandardSettingKE
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#JusticeKE #StandardSettingKE
Calling all Hummingbirds:
Karura Forest needs us. It has remained protected and publicly accessible thanks to Friends of Karura. How can we stop the vested interests tying to seize the 93-year-old forest
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#StandardSettingKE
#BeAHummingBird
#TheKaruraCommunity
Karura Forest needs us. It has remained protected and publicly accessible thanks to Friends of Karura. How can we stop the vested interests tying to seize the 93-year-old forest
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#StandardSettingKE
#BeAHummingBird
#TheKaruraCommunity
September 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Calling all Hummingbirds:
Karura Forest needs us. It has remained protected and publicly accessible thanks to Friends of Karura. How can we stop the vested interests tying to seize the 93-year-old forest
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/humming...
#StandardSettingKE
#BeAHummingBird
#TheKaruraCommunity
Karura Forest needs us. It has remained protected and publicly accessible thanks to Friends of Karura. How can we stop the vested interests tying to seize the 93-year-old forest
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/humming...
#StandardSettingKE
#BeAHummingBird
#TheKaruraCommunity
BBC “Madams: Kenya’s Child Sex Trade” documentary is classic investigative journalism.
If “sex for sweets” is obscene, sex for safety is an abomination. Let government not betray their responsibility to protect.
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#StandardSettingKE
The expose bbc.in/41181dy
If “sex for sweets” is obscene, sex for safety is an abomination. Let government not betray their responsibility to protect.
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/how-ken...
#StandardSettingKE
The expose bbc.in/41181dy
August 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
BBC “Madams: Kenya’s Child Sex Trade” documentary is classic investigative journalism.
If “sex for sweets” is obscene, sex for safety is an abomination. Let government not betray their responsibility to protect.
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/how-ken...
#StandardSettingKE
The expose bbc.in/41181dy
If “sex for sweets” is obscene, sex for safety is an abomination. Let government not betray their responsibility to protect.
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/how-ken...
#StandardSettingKE
The expose bbc.in/41181dy
Despite the absence of 8.8 protests yesterday, HMS Kenya remains in its greatest governance storm to date. Does the Public Participation Bill (2025) provide a new opportunity?
A #StandardSettingKE reflection
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A #StandardSettingKE reflection
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August 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Despite the absence of 8.8 protests yesterday, HMS Kenya remains in its greatest governance storm to date. Does the Public Participation Bill (2025) provide a new opportunity?
A #StandardSettingKE reflection
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A #StandardSettingKE reflection
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Thankful for the opportunity of a strategic dialogue between Hon C J MarthaKoome @Kenya judiciary and partners @amnestykenya.bsky.social @IMLU_org @TIKenya @CrimeSiPoaKenya @katibainstitute @itsakolo on how we can strengthen human rights, ethical governance and justice for all.
#JusticeDialogue
#JusticeDialogue
August 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Thankful for the opportunity of a strategic dialogue between Hon C J MarthaKoome @Kenya judiciary and partners @amnestykenya.bsky.social @IMLU_org @TIKenya @CrimeSiPoaKenya @katibainstitute @itsakolo on how we can strengthen human rights, ethical governance and justice for all.
#JusticeDialogue
#JusticeDialogue
Pleasure to meet Rev. Dr. Lamaco Cable, Disciples Overseas Ministries President and Board Member Jeremy Gillet. With Rev Phyliss Byrd, we discussed what African Americans of faith can do to support human rights and justice organising across East Africa.
August 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Pleasure to meet Rev. Dr. Lamaco Cable, Disciples Overseas Ministries President and Board Member Jeremy Gillet. With Rev Phyliss Byrd, we discussed what African Americans of faith can do to support human rights and justice organising across East Africa.
Thoroughly enjoyed being in recent conversation with Prof. Natalya Din-Kariuki. She is smart, funny and fearless. She was launching her new book “#Crossings: Migrant Knowledges, Migrant Forms” co-edited with Subha Mukherji and Rowan Williams.
www.the-star.co.ke/counties/nai...
www.the-star.co.ke/counties/nai...
July 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed being in recent conversation with Prof. Natalya Din-Kariuki. She is smart, funny and fearless. She was launching her new book “#Crossings: Migrant Knowledges, Migrant Forms” co-edited with Subha Mukherji and Rowan Williams.
www.the-star.co.ke/counties/nai...
www.the-star.co.ke/counties/nai...
The @IPOA report was damning as the @InteriorKE guidelines were refreshingly clear. Does this signal the end of deadly protests in Kenya?
www.standardmedia.co.ke/author/136/i... or
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#StandardSettingKE
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#StandardSettingKE
July 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The @IPOA report was damning as the @InteriorKE guidelines were refreshingly clear. Does this signal the end of deadly protests in Kenya?
www.standardmedia.co.ke/author/136/i... or
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/is-prot...
#StandardSettingKE
www.standardmedia.co.ke/author/136/i... or
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/is-prot...
#StandardSettingKE
At the @amnesty.org #Amnesty2025GA this weekend with the Kenyan delegation. UN SG was inspiring today. Urged us and the world to champion human rights globally. A message so desperately needed today
July 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
At the @amnesty.org #Amnesty2025GA this weekend with the Kenyan delegation. UN SG was inspiring today. Urged us and the world to champion human rights globally. A message so desperately needed today
Coup allegations, calls for police violence against looters, and mass arrests follow the most deadliest of demonstrations yet. Is it time for a state ceasefire and active trust-building to address the deep-seated grievances of most Kenyans? #StandardSettingKE
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www.irunguhoughton.org/post/dangero...
July 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Coup allegations, calls for police violence against looters, and mass arrests follow the most deadliest of demonstrations yet. Is it time for a state ceasefire and active trust-building to address the deep-seated grievances of most Kenyans? #StandardSettingKE
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/dangero...
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/dangero...
Nairobi National Park never disappoints. Sunday 7am
More evidence why 76 year old men on paternal leave should not make policy.
More evidence why 76 year old men on paternal leave should not make policy.
June 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Nairobi National Park never disappoints. Sunday 7am
More evidence why 76 year old men on paternal leave should not make policy.
More evidence why 76 year old men on paternal leave should not make policy.
Neither our laws, politicians, media nor the internet are ultimately responsible for the mass anger the nation is experiencing.
This crisis requires a political, not a policing solution. A #June25th reflection #KeepItOn #ProtectTheProtestKE
#StandardSettingKE #NoShootToKill #NoMoreViolence
This crisis requires a political, not a policing solution. A #June25th reflection #KeepItOn #ProtectTheProtestKE
#StandardSettingKE #NoShootToKill #NoMoreViolence
June 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Neither our laws, politicians, media nor the internet are ultimately responsible for the mass anger the nation is experiencing.
This crisis requires a political, not a policing solution. A #June25th reflection #KeepItOn #ProtectTheProtestKE
#StandardSettingKE #NoShootToKill #NoMoreViolence
This crisis requires a political, not a policing solution. A #June25th reflection #KeepItOn #ProtectTheProtestKE
#StandardSettingKE #NoShootToKill #NoMoreViolence
2/2 Thankful to April Long and Rebecca Karanja for their @kilimanispeaks board leadership as they transition off. Thankful to the community for immediately stepping up to replace them.
#Kilileadership #TheKiliWay
#Kilileadership #TheKiliWay
June 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
2/2 Thankful to April Long and Rebecca Karanja for their @kilimanispeaks board leadership as they transition off. Thankful to the community for immediately stepping up to replace them.
#Kilileadership #TheKiliWay
#Kilileadership #TheKiliWay
1/2 My favourite way to spend a Saturday is with Kilimanians committed to community organising. No per diems, no deals, only a belief that are homes, communities and the nation are ultimately what matters. @kilimanispeaks
#Kilileadership #TheKiliway
#Kilileadership #TheKiliway
June 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
1/2 My favourite way to spend a Saturday is with Kilimanians committed to community organising. No per diems, no deals, only a belief that are homes, communities and the nation are ultimately what matters. @kilimanispeaks
#Kilileadership #TheKiliway
#Kilileadership #TheKiliway
Tuesday’s Nairobi street anarchy had me digging up dusty 2007/2008 Post-Election Violence reports. Within 72 hours, the six-hour carnage had been roundly condemned. What triggered such a swift de-escalation?
#StandardSettingKE #JusticeForAlbertOjwang
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#StandardSettingKE #JusticeForAlbertOjwang
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June 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Tuesday’s Nairobi street anarchy had me digging up dusty 2007/2008 Post-Election Violence reports. Within 72 hours, the six-hour carnage had been roundly condemned. What triggered such a swift de-escalation?
#StandardSettingKE #JusticeForAlbertOjwang
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/nairobi...
#StandardSettingKE #JusticeForAlbertOjwang
www.irunguhoughton.org/post/nairobi...
How far Samia Suluhu & GoT have fallen since 2023. Her recent persecution of prominent religious leaders & her critics begs the question of whether she is a sellable CCM candidate.
#StandardSettingKe reflections on what next
#StopAbductionsTZ
#FreeTunduLissu
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#StandardSettingKe reflections on what next
#StopAbductionsTZ
#FreeTunduLissu
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June 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
How far Samia Suluhu & GoT have fallen since 2023. Her recent persecution of prominent religious leaders & her critics begs the question of whether she is a sellable CCM candidate.
#StandardSettingKe reflections on what next
#StopAbductionsTZ
#FreeTunduLissu
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#StandardSettingKe reflections on what next
#StopAbductionsTZ
#FreeTunduLissu
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Thank you for your dedication and decency Peter Kamalingen. Travel as light as you lived. Leave us only inspiration that Africa will be freer and more united than some of us found it
June 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Thank you for your dedication and decency Peter Kamalingen. Travel as light as you lived. Leave us only inspiration that Africa will be freer and more united than some of us found it
Boniface Mwangi & Agather Atuhaire’s horrific torture and deportation has exposed Tanzania’s authoritarian practices & provoked an important debate on international trial observers and defense counsel. #StandardSettingKE
#FreeBonifaceMwangi
#FreeAgatherAtuhaire
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#FreeBonifaceMwangi
#FreeAgatherAtuhaire
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May 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Boniface Mwangi & Agather Atuhaire’s horrific torture and deportation has exposed Tanzania’s authoritarian practices & provoked an important debate on international trial observers and defense counsel. #StandardSettingKE
#FreeBonifaceMwangi
#FreeAgatherAtuhaire
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#FreeBonifaceMwangi
#FreeAgatherAtuhaire
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As the week pulls to an end, worth remembering however challenging things are on earth, the sun remains a powerful, reliable and beautiful source of power for us earthlings below these clouds
May 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
As the week pulls to an end, worth remembering however challenging things are on earth, the sun remains a powerful, reliable and beautiful source of power for us earthlings below these clouds