timeline.
Promoting freedom of belief since 2016
2014
Humble beginnings
2016
Registration Declined
The Registrar of Societies declined to register our society. We were informed that the application was rejected due to concerns that the registration might disrupt the “peace and good order” in the nation.
2016
Government Formally Registers Us
The Kenyan Government formally registers our society.
The registration certificate is issued on February 17, 2016.
2016
Government Suspends Registration
Attorney General Githu Muigai suspends the registration of the Atheists’ Society in Kenya following complaints from the clergy. The AG says the society would remain suspended until all the legal questions around the legitimacy of the group are addressed by the Supreme Court.
2022
Politician Petitions Court To Have Us Suspended
Former Juja Member of Parliament, Stephen Ndichu petitions the High Court to suspend the registration of Atheists In Kenya society.
2024
High Court Upholds The Rights Of Atheists
The High Court rules that compelling individuals to adhere to religious beliefs they do not support amounts to “theocratic tyranny,” which is prohibited by the Constitution.
Justice Lawrence Mugambi states that the Constitution guarantees freedom of belief and prohibits any form of coercion in religious matters, making it unconstitutional to impose religious ideologies on unwilling individuals.
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