RULE OF LAW & ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE
Building inclusive, accountable legal systems that work for the people. We train paralegals, operate grassroots legal aid centers, and engage courts, police, and prosecutors to protect the rights of the most excluded.
Social Accountability & Governance for Health
Making public institutions work for the people through transparency, equity, and community oversight.
This program empowers communities to demand responsive governance and equitable public service delivery particularly in the health, harm reduction, and SRHR sectors.
Key Components:
- Training of community health committees and affected groups to monitor services using citizen scorecards
- Convening budget forums and participatory planning sessions to align county resources with local health priorities
- Public campaigns for transparency in HIV, TB, SRHR, harm reduction, and maternal health procurement
- Documenting service gaps, rights violations, and budget inconsistencies to drive advocacy
Impact Goal:
To institutionalize citizen-led oversight and ensure health systems deliver with equity, dignity, and accountability.
Justice Systems & Legal Institutions Reform
Transforming criminal justice systems to protect not punish marginalized populations.
We work with courts, prosecutors, police, and administrative tribunals to promote fair, transparent, and rights-based legal processes for people historically excluded or criminalized.
Key Components:
- Training duty bearers (judges, magistrates, prosecutors, police) on harm reduction, diversion, and non-custodial sentencing
- Supporting public interest litigation to expand constitutional protections and test progressive interpretations of health rights
- Promoting prosecutorial discretion frameworks that reduce unnecessary charges for non-violent, drug-related offenses
- Advocating for an end to arbitrary arrests and informal detentions targeting vulnerable groups
Impact Goal:
To embed rights, equity, and public health into the architecture of Kenya’s legal and judicial systems.
Civic Power & Democratic Engagement
Building grassroots civic power to hold leaders accountable and defend constitutional democracy.
CPDE strengthens democratic culture at the community level by equipping citizens with the knowledge and platforms to influence governance and protect their rights.
Key Components:
- Civic education campaigns on the Constitution (esp. Article 43) and devolved governance
- Facilitating citizen organizing to monitor development projects, raise red flags, and challenge corruption
- Promoting inclusive civic spaces for women, youth, people who use drugs, and other marginalized groups
- Hosting public forums and assemblies to ensure citizen input in policy decisions and accountability mechanisms
Impact Goal:
To reclaim democratic space, promote civic inclusion, and empower communities to shape public policy and demand accountability from all levels of government.