Policy Chief @PeasantsLeague || Coordinator @DebtAbolitionKe || Convener @CSRGKenya || Former President BLM || Peasant Agroecologist || Smallscale Food Producer
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In March 2026, Lush Prize enabled exchange learning between @PeasantsLeague & @grassEcon on alternative digital currency. As a result, KPL has embarked on Piloting the Chakula Pesa (ChaPesa) Voucher as one of the medium of exchanges within our Food Coop Markets @via_campesina
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Our explainer on the Directives by @PBO_RA to PBOs to re-register within a year & the High Court Ruling on Petition E519 of 2024 we filed challenging several sections of PBO Act 2013 including that requiring reregistration @arendeoriri @cidioti @FundHumanRights @NdunguWainaina
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.@PeasantsLeague Organize, Amplify, Resist @KPLFoodCoop
@CSRGKenya @KangemiMovement
@arendeoriri @GMWatch @GMOFreeUSA
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Cidi Otieno retweeted
May 23
How @PeasantsLeague Youth Farm Labour Solidarity Building tackles Commodification of Labour, ensure supply to food coops, fuels Youth Organizing & Youth UNDROP Schools @via_campesina @Agroecology_UVM @LVCSEAf @ECVC1 @MST_Oficial @MVIWATA
@ESAFFUG @cidioti
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.@arendeoriri @cidioti @CSRGKenya @KangemiMovement @KPLFoodCoop @via_campesina @LVCSEAf @FundAgroecology
May 19
A new report reveals that the U.S. EPA is failing to adequately warn Americans about significant links between pesticides and cancer. The Center for Food Safety released a report analyzing EPA records that found more than one-third of the 570 unique pesticide chemicals the agency has evaluated for cancer risk since 1985 — 200 in total — are classified as either possible or likely human carcinogens. Of those 200, 125 are still actively registered for use on home gardens and commercial crops today. The EPA’s “benchmark level of concern” dictates that levels of cancer risk should stay below one additional occurrence of cancer for every 1 million people exposed to a pesticide. However, in practice, the agency has approved pesticides with impacts exceeding that threshold. A prime example is the fungicide iprodione, a pesticide that can cause cancer in up to 1.2 in every 10,000 people exposed to it through drinking water or food. For commercial landscapers who mix and spray the chemical with a backpack, the EPA predicts that as many as seven in every 1,000 individuals will develop cancer. This equates to a risk 7,000 times higher than the agency's own recommended ceiling.
It's obvious that the EPA is protecting pesticide corporations' profits rather than America's health. ⬇️
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Cidi Otieno retweeted
❌ Authority: "Seek fresh registration."
✅ Court: UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Existing NGOs transit automatically.
❌ Authority: "Submit donor and member lists."
✅ Court: PRIVACY VIOLATION. Section 32 is struck down.
❌ Authority: "Join the National Federation."
✅ Court: VOLUNTARY ONLY
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EXPOSED: The @PBO_RA is issuing directives that directly DEFY a recent High Court ruling. While the court protected some rights, the Authority is trying to roll them back. Here is how their latest communication breaks the law. @arendeoriri @thekhrc @cff_kenya @NdunguWainaina
Advisory on transition of existing NGOs to the PBO Act, 2013 framework. ^MN
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Cidi Otieno retweeted
May 12
We are now at 37 active Food Coops and still going. Transforming the Local Food Systems still remains the main goal @PeasantsLeague @LVCSEAf @GMWatch @cidioti @CSRGKenya @KangemiMovement @MVIWATA @ESAFFUG @ECVC1 @routetofood @oneotacoop @KPL_Women @GMOFreeUSA @FundAgroecology
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No To GMOs in Kenya. @cidioti @via_campesina @LVCSEAf @KangemiMovement @CSRGKenya @ESAFFUG @ECVC1 @arendeoriri @AworiJudith @Afsafrica @GMWatch @GMOFreeUSA @farasi_ya_majuu @FundAgroecology @_ACBIO @MVIWATA @UnacMocambique @zimsoff @ViaSeea @ObvVia @WarOnWant @KPLFoodCoop
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Recent research reinforces sunflower seeds as a promising, non‑GMO protein source for plant‑based meat alternatives, expanding options for sustainable food systems.
Read the full article:
non-gmoreport.com/sunflowers…
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As wakili @arendeoriri has put it, the High Court already found the requirement for compliance with the need for re-registration unconstitutional Access the decision here bowmanslaw.com/wp-content/up… . The government should lead in obeying the Court @cidioti @NdunguWainaina @cff_kenya
May 6
There is no longer such a thing as NGOs in Kenya. They will now be referred to as Public Benefit Organisations.The deadline for compliance with the new act is 13th May 2026.
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As wakili @arendeoriri has put it the High Court already found the requirement for compliance with the need for reregistration unconstitutional Access the decision here bowmanslaw.com/wp-content/up…… . The government should lead in obeying the Court @cidioti @NdunguWainaina @cff_kenya
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Cidi Otieno retweeted
May 6
Complete Transaction Process in a Food Coop Market. We are not at 30 Food Coops across Kenya and projecting 100 Food Coops by August 2026. @via_campesina @ECVC1 @LVCSEAf @GMWatch @oneotacoop @ViaCampesinaBE @ESAFFUG @MVIWATA @PeasantsLeague @cidioti @arendeoriri @routetofood
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Our members in Kenya continue to be vigilant as we enhance Mobilizing & Organizing into @KPLFoodCoop that collectively bulk & save indigenous seeds as we oppose GMOs even as the judgement was postponed indefinitely @via_campesina @GMWatch @GRAIN_org @cidioti @LVCSEAf @Afsafrica
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The struggle continues. @KPLFoodCoop @KPL_Women @arendeoriri @via_campesina @cidioti @CSRGKenya @KangemiMovement
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Breaking News: Pesticide Immunity Poison Pills Stripped From 2026 Farm Bill. Amendment 28, led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), passed with a bipartisan vote of 280-142 on Thursday morning, April 30, 2026. Pesticide immunity provisions are now removed from the Farm Bill. politico.com/live-updates/20…
Apr 23
Don’t let the Farm Bill pass Congress with the pesticide immunity poison pills included! Send an email to your Rep and tell them to REMOVE PESTICIDE IMMUNITY: tinyurl.com/StopBayerMonsant…
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Cidi Otieno retweeted
Apr 30
Decreasing use of personal care products (PCP) quickly reduces chemical exposures. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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The struggle continues. @arendeoriri @cidioti @KPLFoodCoop @KPL_Women @KangemiMovement @via_campesina
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