Public Services At A Crossroads: Why 2025 Must Be The Turning Point

As the world prepares for a packed calendar of global negotiations, from the World Social Summit on Social Development in Qatar, to COP30 in Brazil, the UN tax negotiations in Kenya, and the G20 Summit in South Africa, one message is rising across civil society networks: our future must be public.

Public services are far more than line items in national budgets. They are the backbone of dignity, equality, and human development. When people can access quality education, healthcare, water, sanitation, energy, social protection, and care, societies flourish. Inequality narrows. Economies grow more resilient. Women's unpaid care burden reduces. Communities build trust in their governments.

Yet today, that foundation is under threat.

Global Week Of Action 2025: A Worldwide Mobilization For Debt Justice, Climate Reparations, And A Just Transition

In October 2025, movements, civil society organizations (CSOs), and people’s platforms across the world united for the Global Week of Action (GWoA), a coordinated mobilization demanding urgent reforms to the global financial architecture, cancellation of unjust public debts, and reparations for the devastating social, economic, and climate impacts driven by decades of extractive policies.

Your Vote, Your Voice: Why Kenya’s Youth Ought To Register As Voters

Every election season, the air in Kenya fills with political chatter, campaign songs, manifestos, and promises of a better future. Yet beneath the noise lies an uncomfortable truth: many young people, who make up the majority of the population, are still not registered to vote. According to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), as of the last general election, youth aged between 18 and 34 years made up about 40% of registered voters, even though they account for nearly 70% of Kenya’s population. This gap weakens the collective power of young people and limits their ability to influence policies that directly affect their lives.

The Second GMWHO World Health Assembly: Climate Change, Pollution, and Health

The Second GMWHO World Health Assembly (WHA2.1), held on November 1, 2024, highlighted the urgent need for global cooperation to address the mounting impacts of climate change, pollution, and health crises. The resolution emphasizes that vulnerable and marginalized populations bear the greatest burden, threatening sustainable development and public health worldwide.

Kenya’s Call For A Fair And Ambitious Global Climate Finance Goal

As climate change intensifies, the question of who pays for the response is more urgent than ever. Kenya, like many developing nations, has submitted its position on the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG) — the global target that will succeed the current USD 100 billion annual pledge made under the Paris Agreement.

Kenya’s message is clear: the new goal must be fairer, larger, and more responsive to the real needs of developing countries.

IPCC Working Group III Report: Halving Global Emissions by 2030 Is Still Possible

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has made it clear: the time for action is now. In its 2022 report on mitigation of climate change, scientists warn that unless the world takes immediate and deep cuts in emissions, the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C will slip permanently out of reach.

Average annual greenhouse gas emissions from 2010–2019 were the highest in human history. Yet, there is hope: climate action is expanding, technologies are advancing, and costs of clean energy are plummeting.

Climate Justice and Urgency: Insights from the IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report sounds a powerful alarm: we must act urgently to protect our planet and people from the accelerating climate crisis.

Human activities — mainly the burning of fossil fuels — have already warmed the Earth by 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels. This has unleashed more frequent and intense heatwaves, floods, droughts, and storms, placing billions of lives at risk.

Move from Rhetorics to Genuine Implementation of Integrity and Anti-corruption Measures

Earlier this year the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions approved charges against the former governor, but he moved to court to stop his arrest pending the hearing of his petition. Given the gravity of the offence in question, it would have been in order for the President to let the former Governor clear his name first before nominating him, in line with the requirements of Chapter 6 on leadership and integrity. Such nominations by President Ruto begs the question of whether his statements are mere rhetoric or genuine commitments to the fight against corruption.

Oparanya Arrest And Charges Must Follow High Court Judgement Quashing DPP's Decision To Drop Corruption Charges

In his judgement, Hon. Justice B.M. Musyoki declared that the DPP’s directive to drop charges of corruption, conflict of interest, abuse of office, and money laundering was irregular, opaque, and contrary to public interest. The judgement further revealed that the DPP acted unconstitutionally by disregarding the input of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the mandated investigative agency, and instead relied solely on submissions from Wycliffe Oparanya’s legal team.

TYC Challenges the Constitutionality Of Multi-Agency Team, Calls For The Protection Of Independence of AntiCorruption Institutions

Today, the National Integrity Alliance (NIA) filed a constitutional petition (E532 OF 2025) at the High Court challenging the constitutionality of the Multi-Agency Team on War against Corruption (MAT). Subsequently, in the interim, Hon. Chacha Mwita J. issued conservatory orders suspending the Presidential Proclamation that establishes MAT, thereby suspending implementation of the Multi Agency Team.