Kenya’s Constitution and its international commitments protect every person’s freedom of religion or belief (FoRB): believers, non-believers, religious minorities and those who change or decline a religion. Yet reported disputes over religious accommodation in schools, threats to places of worship, online hostility and concerns about the regulation of religious organisations show that protection in practice still falls short.

This policy brief from the Kenya Community Support Centre (KECOSCE) reviews incidents reported between November 2025 and November 2026, alongside court decisions, institutional records and community research. It finds that weak and fragmented reporting makes the scale of FoRB concerns hard to establish and limits access to remedies.

The brief sets out five priority actions:

• Enforce religious accommodation in education
• Protect worship, religious premises and peaceful religious activity
• Address online hostility while safeguarding lawful expression
• Ensure constitutional safeguards in the regulation of religious organisations
• Establish a coordinated FoRB reporting, referral and accountability framework

It also proposes who should do what, with measures of progress for national institutions, county governments, civil society and faith actors.

Download the policy brief (PDF) Here

For more information, contact the Executive Director, Kenya Community Support Centre (KECOSCE), P.O. Box 42944-80100, Mombasa.