Making Big Tech Accountable in Kenya
Pardon our appearance - we're launching a new website.
Over the next couple of months, we'll be refreshing our website. While our website gets a new look, we will stay active behind the scenes and stay committed to holding big tech accountable in Kenya.
Visit us here again soon to see the new website. Until then, our critical work will continue, and we encourage you to reach out to us at [email protected].
Who We Are
Irungu Houghton
Irũngũ Houghton has advised and held national governments, international and continental multi-lateral processes publicly accountable for the last thirty years. He currently serves as Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director.
Kevin Osido
Kevin Osido is an accomplished Governance Specialist who serves as the Executive Director of County Governance Watch (CGW), an NGO whose purpose is to provide solutions for socio-economic and political development in the counties of Kenya by educating and building the capacity of citizens and County Government officers.
Leah Kimathi
Currently convening the National Peace Actors Forum bringing together over forty civil society actors in electoral conflict mitigation in Kenya, Leah Kimathi is a social activist with a deep interest in issues of governing the state in Africa, elections, security sector reforms and the intersection of gender, peace and security. She has a wealth of experience spanning over 20 years working in various African countries with both state and non-state organizations.
Christopher Wakube
Christopher Wakube is the Country Director (East Africa) for Equal Access International (EAI) based in Nairobi, Kenya and overseeing EAI work in the region including Ethiopia, Somalia and Tanzania. He is a peacebuilding and project management professional with 20 years' experience working on various projects ranging from Child Protection, Peacebuilding, Elections, Peace and Security, Community Security and Preventing Violent Extremism.
Nerima Wako
Executive Director, Siasa Place (SP), is also the Vice Chairperson of Youth Coordinating Committee Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Convenor, Youth Serving Organizations Kenya, which is a consortium of 25 youth organisations. Member of the Kenya Eminent Peace Panel (2022) appointed by the National Cohesion and Integration Committee. She is also a member of the UNDP Youth Sounding Board, and the Kingdom of Netherlands Youth Board. Nerima is a writer, a former columnist with ‘The East African’ and 2018 Obama Leaders Fellow.
Caroline Gaita
Caroline is a strategic communication and governance specialist, writer, media and public relations practitioner, public speaker and experienced non-profit director with more than 15 years’ experience supporting both State and non-State actors in institutional strengthening, public policy and general impact communications. She is well versed with policy and legislative review and monitoring issues and processes and is a key advocate for inclusive and accountable governance. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Mzalendo Trust, Kenya’s premier Parliamentary Monitoring Organization. Prior to joining Mzalendo Trust, she worked for state and non-state actors, including the now defunct Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution, Transparency International-Kenya and the Society for International Development among others.
What We Do
The Council for Responsible Social Media is a multi-sectoral coalition of prominent Kenyan leaders representing civil society, technology, peace & security, governance, business, religious institutions, and the media. The Council is dedicated to leading discourses on online harms in Kenya and advocating for increased accountability from social media companies in addressing these harms and thereby making platforms safe for all.