Specific identity
The person, business or organisation you mean, with enough context to avoid confusion.
Publication standards
Make a report useful, specific and reviewable.
Strong submissions focus on concrete facts and context. They do not rely on insults, threats, speculation or unnecessary personal information.
01 — Build a reviewable report
What a useful submission contains
Give a moderator enough structure to understand what happened without guessing what you mean.
Dates and sequence
When the relevant events happened and the order important actions took place.
What actually happened
Describe the conduct, transaction, representation or event rather than simply applying a label.
Useful references
Public links, case numbers, document references or material that helps moderation assess context.
02 — Write for clarityBetter Avoid Better Avoid
Good reporting vs. weak reporting
“On 4 June, I paid KSh X after receiving a written promise that Y would be delivered by 10 June. It was not delivered, and these are the follow-up messages/reference details.”
“They are definitely criminals and everyone should attack them.”
State what you personally observed, what documents show, and what remains disputed.
Rumours, guessed motives, unrelated private data, threats, hate speech or claims you cannot explain.
03 — Moderation decides publication
Publication is not guaranteed.
Kenya Watch may hold a submission for more information, edit wording for clarity or safety, decline publication, merge duplicates, update an entry later or remove material when context changes.