The Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) is pleased to highlight 2017 Advocate Kenedy Abor Owiti of Kenya.
Kenedy serves as the Programme Manager and Advocacy Patron at the Nyanza, Rift Valley and Western Kenya LGBTI Coalition. The NYARWEK LGBTI Coalition creates spaces for dialogue on human rights advocacy and policies. Kenedy is an expert in security and protection for human rights defenders in hostile contexts, especially LGBTQI HRDs. Kenedy has initiated several equity and equality promotion initiatives at organizations for LGBTIQ persons as well as other NGOs.
Click below to hear Kenedy describe his work in his own words.