WAKILI.SHA PODCAST

Welcome back to the Wakili.sha Podcast! We’re so glad to be back with a very insightful miniseries focusing on Access to Justice and the Rule of Law. The 3-episode miniseries focuses on lived experiences and practical solutions. We speak with experts, guardians and a former child in conflict with the law. Wakili.sha Podcast is Wakili.sha Initiative’s advocacy tool. Wakili.sha Initiative promotes access to justice and education for children in conflict with the law through free legal representation; mentorship, talent & skills development; and public awareness & advocacy.In this episode, Zipporah Njuguna (Zippie) speaks with Joy Gitau and Brian Bright. Zippie is the Head of Productions at Wakili.sha Initiative, an ardent DTC digital marketer. She is also one of three co-hosts of the Wakili.sha Podcast. Joy is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She is Legal Co-Director at Wakili.sha Initiative and Executive Director at Amani Communities Africa. Bright is Communications Co-Director at Wakili.sha Initiative, a lawyer by training and an interculturalist in the making. He is also a co-host of the Wakili.sha podcast but on this episode, he’s switching gears - and joining as a guest! Joy and Bright delve into why they joined Wakili.sha - what motivates them to keep advocating for access to justice for children in conflict with the law? From legal and communications perspectives, what are the barriers children and their guardians face in pursuit of justice? What is the link between access to information and access to justice? Last but not least, what kind of psychosocial support do CICL require? Tune in for this and so much more! While these conversations are important, they are also quite heavy. To decompress, as always, we play a game! What game do you think we played this time? Watch/listen till the end to find out! Stay tuned for episodes 2 and 3 of the miniseries. Subscribe to the podcast to get notified once they’re out - you won’t want to miss! Please rate the podcast and share with your colleagues, family and friends.Follow and tag us on our socials - @wakili.sha on all platforms and @wakili_sha on X/Twitter. https://linktr.ee/wakili.sha This miniseries discusses Access to Justice and the Rule of Law as pertains to children in conflict with the law. It is made for educational and advocacy purposes, therefore does not constitute legal advice. The miniseries is made possible by support from CMS. However, the views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of Wakili.sha or CMS. #Wakilisha #AccesstoJustice #AccesstoEducation

Happy World Children’s Day!!! The Wakili.sha Podcast is back! We are back with a series celebrating World Children’s Day 2023. This year, we celebrate under the theme, “Inclusion for Every Child.” Inclusion of their voices in decision-making processes, in access to education, access to justice, digital literacy and safety.  We are sharing the enlightening panel discussions we had during our Day of the African Child celebrations earlier this year. We brought together stakeholders in the justice and digital industries, discussing “Child justice in the Digital Environment”. We trained 20 children in conflict with the law and 20 at-risk children on digital literacy and safety. We also conducted media training with 15 media practitioners.On this episode, Panel 3 discusses “Creating a Safe and Accessible Digital Environment for Children in Conflict and Contact with the Law”. The Panel was moderated by Terry Muikamba, Radio Presenter at HOT96, Lawyer and Child Rights Champion. The Panel featured Athena Morgan, Lawyers Hub Fellow & Regional Project Manager for Africa at International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC); our own, Caren Wanjau, Legal Department Co-Director at Wakili.sha Initiative; and Elvis Cosmos, then Graduate Assistant at the Strathmore Law Clinic. We were also honoured to have Eunice Kilundo, Child Protection and Advocacy Manager at ChildFund Kenya, pre-record some answers as she could not make it in person.  Keeping up with tradition, we play a fun little game at the end!This marks the end of our short WCD x DAC series but be sure to look out for more episodes and follow our social media pages for the latest activities and ways to plug in.Do tune in, rate, review and subscribe! Please share your thoughts with us here and on social media.The report and links to our social media pages are available here: https://linktr.ee/wakili.sha 

Happy World Children’s Day!!! The Wakili.sha Podcast is back! We are back with a series celebrating World Children’s Day 2023. This year, we celebrate under the theme, “Inclusion for Every Child.” Inclusion of their voices in decision-making processes, in access to education, access to justice, digital literacy and safety.We are sharing the enlightening panel discussions we had during our Day of the African Child celebrations earlier this year. We brought together stakeholders in the justice and digital industries, discussing “Child justice in the Digital Environment”. We trained 20 children in conflict with the law and 20 at-risk children on digital literacy and safety. We also conducted media training with 15 media practitioners.On this episode, Panel 2 discusses “Children and Digitized Legal Systems”. The Panel was moderated by our own, Brian Bright. He is the Communications Co-Director and Podcast Co-Host at Wakili.sha Initiative. This panel was graced by Valentine Manyasi, Prosecution Counsel at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP); Nelson Nkari, Founder and CEO at Legal Tech Kenya, our own Joy Muthoni, Legal Department Co-Director at Wakili.sha Initiative; and Hon. Jackie Kibosia, Principal Magistrate at Milimani Law Courts. Keeping up with tradition, we play a fun little game at the end!  Do tune in, rate, review and subscribe! Please share your thoughts with us here and on social media.  The report and links to our social media pages are available here: https://linktr.ee/wakili.sha 

Happy World Children’s Day!!! The Wakili.sha Podcast is back! We are back with a series celebrating World Children’s Day 2023. This year, we celebrate under the theme, “Inclusion for Every Child.” Inclusion of their voices in decision-making processes, in access to education, access to justice, digital literacy and safety.We are sharing the enlightening panel discussions we had during our Day of the African Child celebrations earlier this year. We brought together stakeholders in the justice and digital industries, discussing “Child justice in the Digital Environment”. We trained 20 children in conflict with the law and 20 at-risk children on digital literacy and safety. We also conducted media training with 15 media practitioners.On this episode, Panel 1 discusses “Child Digital Literacy and Safety”. The Panel was moderated by Ruth Juliet Gachanja, Anti-Human Trafficking Specialist and Lecturer, Kabarak University. She is also Advisor to the Chief Justice on children matters. The panel was graced by Joachim Kamau, Program Officer at Childline Kenya; Ms. Margaret Njihia, renowned Child Psychologist, Director at Sterling Performance Africa; Eve Kilel, Founder at SheHacks Ke and Evelyn Apondi, Project Lawyer at Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW Kenya).Keeping up with tradition, we play a fun little game at the end!  Do tune in, rate, review and subscribe! Please share your thoughts with us here and on social media.   The report and links to our social media pages are available here: https://linktr.ee/wakili.sha  

Happy New Year!!We take a break from hiatus to bring you this very special episode! (aren't they all, though?) 2022 is going to be huge for many reasons, but as we all know, the General Elections are fast approaching and this means a lot to all Kenyans.We chat with afro-political feminist Wanjiru Nguhi about how you can be an active citizen and a part of the change you want to see! We also share our reflections (resolutions) for the new year.As always, we have loads of fun!See you in Season 2!Don’t forget to follow/subscribe, share, rate/review! Subscribe to Wanjiru’s podcast, Mine is a Comment and check out her organization, Mwafrika Mwenzangu.Follow us on social media (@wakili.sha on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and LinkedIn and @wakili_sha on Twitter. Wakilisha Initiative on YouTube). Learn more on our website!

It’s been a year since we started this journey. As we wrap up, we sit down to reflect on our first season of this podcast: what went well, what didn’t and lessons we’re carrying forward to Season Two. We have a lot of fun sharing our favourite episodes from this season, our not so favourites, and get to know each other a little more.Thank you for joining us on this journey – and see you in Season Two! Don’t forget to follow/subscribe, share, rate/review!Follow us on social media (@wakili.sha on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and LinkedIn and @wakili_sha on Twitter. Wakilisha Initiative on YouTube). Learn more on our website!

On this episode, we reflect on what juvenile justice means to us. We also asked our friends Paul Otieno (AKA Paushinski), Faith Kyalo and Joseph Kihara to tell us what comes to mind when they think about juvenile justice, and they candidly share with us their insights on both legal and non-legal issues concerning children in conflict with the law.As always, we have loads of fun!Don’t forget to follow/subscribe, share, rate/review!Follow us on social media (@wakili.sha on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and LinkedIn and @wakili_sha on Twitter. Wakilisha Initiative on YouTube). Learn more on our website!

It’s World Children’s Day! The theme for this year is “investing in our future means investing in our children.”On this episode, we speak with Paul. He is a senior banker, working as Head of Credit in a financial institution. What you wouldn’t know if you saw him is that he was once a child in conflict with the law (CICL) and went through the juvenile justice system as a child. His story is heart-breaking, but is full of optimism and hope for every child who is currently in the juvenile justice system, their parents and other stakeholders as well.We are also joined by Hon. Lady Justice Teresia Matheka, who is a High Court Judge and Chairperson, NCAJ Special Taskforce on Children Matters. She is passionate about children matters and shares just why it’s so important that we care for CICL - and what the Taskforce is doing in that regard.This is our first audiovisual episode, also available on our YouTube channel.Don’t forget to follow/subscribe, share, rate/review!Follow us on social media (@wakili.sha on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and LinkedIn and @wakili_sha on Twitter). Learn more on our website!