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Reflections on state response to GenZ protests (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wairuri, K. (2024, September). Reflections on state response to GenZ protests. Presented at Amilisha Dialogues Program on non-violent action and state counteraction.Demonstration to Transformation: Amilisha Dialogues on non-violent action and state counteraction, Nairobi

Kenyan police use excessive force because they’re serving political elites, not the public – policy analyst (2024)
Digital Artefact
Wairuri, K. (2024). Kenyan police use excessive force because they’re serving political elites, not the public – policy analyst. [Blog post]

Public protests in Kenya have often been criminalised, leading to brutal police crackdowns. This played out in recent protests against the cost of living in Kenya, and amid an attempt by the government to introduce new taxes. The police responded wit... Read More about Kenyan police use excessive force because they’re serving political elites, not the public – policy analyst.

“We know that he is gay, but how do we prove it?”: Police officer perspectives on the policing of queer people in Kenya (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wairuri, K. (2024, February). “We know that he is gay, but how do we prove it?”: Police officer perspectives on the policing of queer people in Kenya. Presented at Crime, Justice & Society Seminar Series, Edinburgh

This paper presents the findings of an exploratory field study to examine the perspectives and attitudes of police officers in Kenya towards queer people and their policing. The study finds that police officers hold differing and divergent views on q... Read More about “We know that he is gay, but how do we prove it?”: Police officer perspectives on the policing of queer people in Kenya.