Julius is a seasoned human rights defender, freedom fighter and very passionate about human rights. He has been consistently advocating for good governance and accountability. He has been an activist for the last 15 years and to him, activism is a calling that should unite everyone who seeks a better country.

He works closely with the Social Justice Centres Working Group, a conglomerate of grassroots social justice centres seeking to combat neo-liberalism and neo-colonialism and working to advance social justice and human rights across the country. He plunged into activism in 2010 when, as a hawker, he would constantly be harassed by Nairobi City County inspectorate officers, commonly known as kanjos.

He got into activism because of what he says he saw our people going through. Hawkers were being beaten and frustrated by county inspectorate officers. This made him rise against such injustices. He started mobilising hawkers and educating them about their rights. Since then Julius immersed himself in human rights activism, he says he is not afraid of being arrested because “you go to a battle to win and you must stand up for what you believe is right”.