Democracy and Rights Festival 2020

This annual event is jointly organized as a joint effort of civil society, cultural, media, faith-based organizations and art actors in Kenya coordinated by Forum Syd and Diakonia with the support of the Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi.

More than 450 diverse stakeholders from of civil society, art, cultural, media, faith-based organizations as well as state actors converged at Kenya Cultural Centre for two days of engaging discourses enhanced by the dynamic demonstration of creative approaches contribution to the pursuit of democracy and human rights.

"We cannot talk about effective leadership at public spaces without effective leadership at the individual spaces."

- Veteran Kenyan Politician and women rights activist (Martha Karua)

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