An activist among the petitioners
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, mental-health advocate Charity Muturi and the Kenya Psychiatric Association brought the petition. In its response the following day, the psychiatric association acknowledged the long-running work of individuals and organisations pressing for change. It welcomed the decision as progress towards equitable mental-health care. [1]
NCD Alliance honours Charity Muturi’s work
In February 2025, NCD Alliance described Muturi’s contribution to the case and to involving people with lived experience in policymaking. Catherine Karakezi, executive director of NCD Alliance Kenya, welcomed the ruling and called for survivors to be treated with dignity and compassion. The organisation paid tribute to Muturi, who had died.
Advocates seek accessible support
NCD Alliance’s response also called for mental-health services to be integrated into primary healthcare and made accessible and affordable. The judgment addressed the criminal provision; the campaign’s further demands concerned the support available when people seek help. It connected access to care with the wider struggle against stigma and exclusion. [1]