Our story
Built on the habit of checking the record first
Why Keltris exists, what we believe about reporting responsibly, and the people running it.
Keltris started in Meru with a straightforward observation: many strong stories about land and environment in Kenya's counties go unwritten not because reporters lack instinct, but because the record-gathering itself is unfamiliar territory. Planning notices, environmental assessments, and monitoring reports sit in public archives, but knowing where to look and how to read them takes practice.
We began running small sessions for local reporters, working through real notices and real assessments together. What worked stayed; what didn't, we dropped. The programmes now on offer are the result of that repeated refinement, not a fixed curriculum written once and left alone.
Everything we teach rests on lawful, publicly available material and properly conducted interviews. We have no interest in shortcuts that put a reporter or a source at risk.
N 30°WParcel 03 · Values
What guides the work
Accuracy over pace
We would rather a reporter take longer and get the document's meaning right than move quickly and misstate it.
Equal care for all parties
Officials and residents are approached with the same courtesy and the same standard of verification.
Lawful methods only
Every technique we teach relies on records and conversations a reporter is entitled to obtain, nothing more.
Parcel 04 · Team
Who runs the sessions
Karimi Mwenda
Lead facilitator, land records
Achieng Otieno
Environmental reporting lead
Chebet Rono
Programme coordinator
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