From Witness to Evidence.
How HakiWatch Works.

Five steps. From the moment you see something wrong to the moment the world sees the pattern.

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Step 1: Tell Us What Happened

You can report through:

  • Our website (hakiwatch.org/report)
  • WhatsApp (send photos, videos, voice notes)
  • USSD (for basic phones, no internet needed)

When you report, you choose:

  • Anonymous:We never see your name. Not even us.
  • Verified:You prove who you are, but we lock your identity away. Only you can unlock it.

Attach anything you have:

  • Photos or videos
  • Voice recordings
  • Documents (police reports, hospital forms)
  • Location and time

The more detail, the better. But even a short message helps.

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Step 2: We Organize the Report

Our system reads your report and sorts it by:

  • Type: Was it intimidation? Extortion? Property damage? Physical assault?
  • Where: Which county? Which constituency? Which ward?
  • When: Date and time of the incident.
  • How Bad: We rate severity from 1 (threats) to 5 (life-threatening violence).

This helps us spot patterns quickly. If three reports come from the same area on the same day, we know something is happening.

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Step 3: We Check the Facts

This is the most important step. We do not publish rumors.

Our verification team checks your report against:

  • News articles from trusted media
  • Hospital records (without names)
  • Police Occurrence Book (OB) numbers
  • Other witness accounts
  • Satellite images (for property damage)
If we can confirm it: The report becomes “Verified” and enters the public database.
If we cannot confirm it: The report stays in our system but is marked “Unverified.” It does not appear on public maps, but researchers with permission can still see it.
If it is clearly false: We reject it. False reports waste resources and hurt real victims.
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Step 4: The World Sees the Pattern

Verified reports go into the public database with:

  • General location (ward-level, never your exact address)
  • Date and time
  • Type of incident
  • Related incidents (if a pattern exists)
  • Current status (Reported → Verified → Investigated → Resolved)

Anyone can view the data. Journalists can download it. Researchers can study it. Policymakers can act on it.

The goal is simple: make the invisible visible.

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Step 5: Change Happens

Over time, the data tells a story:

  • Which counties have the most incidents?
  • Is violence getting worse or better?
  • Are certain types of intimidation spreading?
  • Which areas need urgent attention?

We publish:

  • Quarterly public reports
  • County-level goonism indices
  • Automated alerts to oversight bodies (IPOA, KNCHR, ODPP)

One report is a story. A thousand reports are proof.

Ready to Make Your Voice Heard?

Your report could be the one that completes the pattern. The one that proves this was never random.