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Justice Nest is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring access to justice for vulnerable families and individuals in Kenya.

Justice Nest is a non-profit organization, dedicated to transforming the justice system and strengthen families by promoting policies and practices that reduce reliance on incarceration. Our mission is to transform the justice system and strengthen families by promoting policies and practices that reduce reliance on incarceration. We provide legal education, holistic representation, and advocate for community-based alternatives to prosecution through partnerships.

18/08/2026

💜 She was a 23 year old mother who had not parents. She was arrested after being accused of stealing KShs 9,000 (USD 70), she couldn't afford bail of Ksh 20,000 (USD 155) and was locked away in remand prison at Shimo La Tewa Prisons. She was separated from her child, her only family at that time.

Inside the prison, Faith found Justice Nest through our Children and Mothers Diversion and Restorative Justice Program (Mending the Nest) where we offered her support. Our legal team saw a better path away from incarceration and recommended Alternative Dispute Resolution. We facilitated the mediation between Faith and the complainant, who was her boyfriend, the case was withdrawn, she able to go home and be reunited with her child. At Justice Nest we are family-centered, we help families reunite and get second chances. 💪🏾

Read her full story: https://www.justicenest.org/stories-details/48

14/08/2026

Today we commemorated Prisoners Justice Day, to remember those behind bars at Shimo La Tewa Maximum Prison and the legal team organize by Justice Nest that showed up for them.

We focused on what matters most:
🔹 Bail & Bond – securing freedom where possible
🔹 Trial Process – ensuring fair hearings
🔹 Appeals – giving hope a second chance

📌 Support our mission: www.justicenest.org/donate

13/08/2026

August in a Snapshot: Collaboration, Impact & People

So far the month has been of meaning at Justice Nest. Here is our recap:

🧑‍🍳 Partnership in Action: We hosted a yoghurt-making workshop at Voice of Dagoretti, a hands-on session focused on economic empowerment for our clients. We do not stop at release and reuniting children with their mothers, we want our mothers to thrive to enable them take care of their children. A perfect preview of the collaboration to come.

⚖️ Legal Awareness: Our team facilitated a Legal Awareness Day in observance of Prisoner's Justice Day, at Lang'ata Women's Prisons Remand Section, providing crucial legal information to underserved populations.

🤝 Strategic Partnership: We officially signed an MOU with Voice of Dagoretti, formalizing a collaboration that will deepen our community reach and strengthen access to justice.

🎲 Team Culture: What is a Friday without a game for the team? Impact requires a team that is rested, connected, and motivated.

Grateful for every client, partner, and team member who made this possible.

11/08/2026

DID YOU KNOW? 🤔

In Kenya, nearly 90% of prisoners cannot afford a lawyer. With 60,000+ incarcerated, 60% awaiting trial, most face court without legal support.

That's why Justice Nest exists to fill this justice gap. 💚⚖️

We train inmates as paralegals, giving them legal knowledge to advocate for themselves and others.

Our impact:
📌 44 paralegals trained
📌 2,458 clients served
📌 623 released from prison
📌 134+Mothers diverted from justice system, 285+children reunited with their mothers ✊

10/08/2026

Today is International Prisoners' Justice Day. 💚⚖️ It is a day to advocate for the human rights of people currently in the criminal justice system and to remember all the people who have died of unnatural deaths while incarcerated.

Justice Nest's legal team spent the day at Lang'ata Women's Prison for a legal awareness session, bringing knowledge, clarity, and hope to the women inside remand.

We covered four key areas:

🔹 Bail and Bond – knowing your rights and options

🔹 Plea Bargaining – what it means and when to consider it

🔹 The Trial Process – a clear breakdown from start to finish

🔹 Q&A Session – real questions, real answers, real support

As we commemorated the Prisoner's Justice day, we stood with the women of Lang'ata.

06/08/2026

Her Children Waited 4 Months for Her to come home 💔

Rosebella was detained for 4 months, she left her 3 children alone at home and they survived on a neighbors' kindness and a school lunch. Now she's rebuilding, working casual jobs, trying to keeping the children in school, and creating a safer home. Children deserve their parent at home, to protect them,hug them and love them. Watch her story below. 💙

04/08/2026

At Justice Nest, we go beyond legal services.

This month, we share how legal advocacy and social work come together to restore lives. From helping fathers and sons return home through legal empowerment, to ensuring children of incarcerated mothers are safe, in school, and supported, our work is about protecting rights while rebuilding families.

Some of our highlighted stories inside this edition are:
⚖️ Fathers and sons reunited with their families through legal support.
🏡 How our Social Department walks alongside women and children beyond incarceration.
🌱 Livelihood training helping mothers rebuild with dignity.
📊 The impact of legal empowerment and family-centred justice.

Read the July Newsletter and join us in building a justice system that restores hope. Visit our website www.justicenest.org

30/07/2026

Did you know there are children living with their mothers in prison, some are even born within the walls? RI's youngest child was born in prison when the mother was only 20 years old. She is now a mother of three.

She stole a phone worth Ksh 10,000 (USD 80) looking for a way to feed her children. She didn't deny it. She just told the truth.

With legal advice from one of a paralegals and a plea bargain, her case took a different path. On 10th July 2026, the court gave her one year of probation instead of prison. No prison walls for her newborn's first year. No separation for her other two children. Just a second chance to rebuild.

This is what advocacy looks like, one conversation, one person who listens, and a family kept whole. 💛 Read the full story here: https://www.justicenest.org/stories-details/47

23/07/2026

She was 20, desperate, and took KES 50,000 (USD 390) from an employer who hadn't paid her. Her bail was set at KES 80,000 (USD 620), impossible to pay. Then Justice Nest stepped in through our Prison Paralegal Program.

Our paralegals guided her through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). She raised KES 20,000 (USD 155). The case was withdrawn. She walked free with a second chance.

We've helped over 750 people secure release. But thousands more need our help. Read Phina's full story: https://www.justicenest.org/stories-details/43

21/07/2026

When a mother is arrested in Kenya, the court rarely asks: " Are you a mother?" "Where are your children?" "What happens to this mother's children?"

Thousands of children are affected by maternal incarceration each year. 90% of incarcerated women are single mothers. These children are left behind, scattered to relatives, placed in foster homes, or left to fend for themselves.

Last week, Justice Nest visited Njeri Kabati, a foster home for two children whose mother is in prison. We went to show love, to remind them they are not forgotten, and to assure their mother that her children are being cared for.

Through our Children and Mothers Diversion and Restorative Justice Program, we've helped over 130 mothers secure release and reunited families torn apart by incarceration. We help the mothers because of the children.

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http://www.justicenest.org/

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