Building Local Leadership Collaboratives to Reduce Urban Violence
Growing urbanization and social inequality increases the risk of violence and is preventing urban areas from reaching their full potential. So, what can be done to build trust and common ground between historically adversarial civil society and law enforcement sectors in the Global South? Read More https://youtu.be/_W1ruZwlvQ8 Place Based Leadership Development (PBLD)is a project to […]
Happy International Women’s Day: #InternationalWomensDay
The 2/3 gender principle is a constitutional principle. Kenya should be implementing and actualizing this particular article in the constitution. We should not be debating about it, but living in the spirit of constitutionalism.
Women urged to play key role in fighting crime
By Jackson Okata Women in Nakuru have been challenged to actively play a role in helping end the rampant cases of insecurity being reported especially within slum areas. Speaking during a community policing forum in Kaptembwo Slums, Ms Jane Josiah from the Midr ift Human Rights Network stressed that women have a critical role in […]
Mukutani Residents Want Peace after 11 Killed
For many years, residents of Mukutani in East Pokot, Baringo County have borne the brunt of inter-communal violence between the Pokots, Tugens and Ilchamus. This violence has bred criminal violence where innocent people have lost lives. A case in point is one that took place mid-March 2017 where 11 people – seven women and four […]
Midrift, Police Sensitise Pupils on Violence Prevention
Corporal Beth Kamau, Gender officer, Kaptembwo police station and Corporal Nyakundi Nyatete Gender officer, Nakuru Central police station at Koinange Primary School conducting a sensitization forum on the Pupils Rights and Responsibilities in Violence Prevention. The Programme undertaken by MIDRIFT HURINET and supported by Danish Institute Against Torture (DIGNITY) aims to achieve the following Objectives: […]
Community Policing Helps Reduce Crimes in Nakuru
Mid-Rift Human Rights Network, programs director Mr Walter Mwania said community policing has helped in enhancing accountability raising police – public trust. Crime in Nakuru town has reduced drastically thanks to the community policing initiative. Nakuru OCPD Samuel Obara says enhanced working relationship between the police and the community has helped in taming the crime […]
Good working relation between CPC, police and public yield fruits in Nakuru
There has been increased reporting of crime in Nakuru since the inception of Community Policing Committees in Nakuru town and its environs. Walter Mwania from Midrift Human Rights Network-a Nakuru based NGO that is spearheading urban crime prevention project in Nakuru in collaboration with Jamii Thabiti says through the increased reporting, the level of criminal […]
Digital support for Police Stations in Nakuru
As a way of ensuring quality service delivery, we on Friday donated computers to Kaptembwa and Elementaita Police stations in Nakuru County. The donation was made possible through a partnership between Midrift Human Rights Network and Jamii Dhabiti project. The donations are in line with our current project on Community Policing in Nakuru County. Our […]
Midrift Human Rights Network Supporting Security Governance in Nakuru County
The concept of good governance is premised upon three cornerstones namely: legitimacy, accountability and transparency. Governance in the security sector in Kenya faced by a police “service” and society in which corruption, human rights violations and lack of transparency are normalized leading to a diminished capacity for security sector governance. Even though security has long […]
Midrift Hurinet Holds Peace, Security meeting in Nakuru East
Midrift Hurinet, an NGO based in Nakuru town on Wednesday held a one-day workshop in support of community initiatives to manage the outcomes of the elections recently concluded elections. The forum that was held at Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kivumbini was held with a view of de-politicizing the minds of the community members […]