David Calleb Otieno
David Calleb Otieno is a member of the Coalition for Constitution Implementation – Kenya (CCI – Kenya), a national movement that brings together several NGOs and grassroots movements in the country. The Coalition's main goal is equitable access to social, cultural and economic services for all citizens on the basis of full and proper implementation of the Kenyan Constitution. CCI–Kenya is also a member of the Burundi Solidarity Group, a group that has been documenting and denouncing human rights violations in Burundi. David Calleb Otieno has been coordinating the Burundi Solidarity Group and its activities in Kenya
While Kenya maintains the appearance of a country where the public space is open, specific categories of human rights defenders encounter a wide range of risks as a result of their work. These include human rights defenders and journalists working on highly sensitive corruption issues, those who document or contribute testimony on past violence (including the 2007/2008 post election violence and frequent extra-judicial killings by the police) as well as those using peaceful demonstrations as an advocacy tool.
