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As our world continues to change rapidly, the Open Institute’s work remains firmly rooted in what matters most: strengthening the conditions that allow people and communities to live with dignity, stability, and agency. We have a clear conviction that development must secure everyday life before it can meaningfully unlock opportunity.
As we move into 2026, we remain committed to work that is grounded, practical, and shaped by lived realities. We will continue to invest in citizen capability, strengthen community systems, and advance conversations that translate into action, alongside partners who share this commitment and are ready to build futures that endure.
Happy New 2026!
Every so often, the work forces you to stop, take a breath, and admit what you’ve really seen. Over the past year, our teams from the Open Institute and the Association of Freelance Journalists have sat in many sessions with journalists in Kilifi County, listening to their stories, their frustrations, their dreams…
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Grassroots journalists in Kenya face an uphill battle. In counties like Kilifi, reporters navigate underfunded newsrooms,…
If you were to count every hour spent preparing meals, cleaning homes, tending to children, or…
Citizens in Kilifi met with their Governor and his cabinet to present their needs – with…
Every year on 15th September, the world pauses to mark the International Day of Democracy, a…
In 2019, Kenya launched the first Kenya Strategy for the Development of Statistics (KSDS I) –…
The Devolution Conference 2025 convened in Homa Bay marked a key milestone in Kenya’s political and…
Over the past year, Kilifi County has emerged as a shining example of how communities, civil…
What happens when people are invisible in the numbers? When communities are omitted from datasets that…
By Florence Syevuo and Al Kags At a recent breakfast gathering in Nairobi, we asked each…
Public Participation Bill 2025 When Parliament tabled the Public Participation Bill, 2025, we welcomed it. At…
We propose ten principles for guiding the reimagination of digital and data infrastructure. The funding freezes…
Last week, we launched a five-month programme in partnership with AFJ-K to engage journalists on how…
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