Research & Evidence

Work the public
can inspect.

The Caelus evidence library begins with published public records, methods and institutional standards. New work is labelled by what it is and what its evidence can support.

Browse published evidence

Evidence is not one undifferentiated category.

A national poll, a town hall, a research brief and an editorial argument answer different questions. Caelus names those differences rather than allowing one form of evidence to borrow authority from another.

Method, funding, limitations and corrections belong beside the conclusion.

Published evidence

On the public record.

These records and standards are available now. Public records document a convening; they do not claim to represent the whole country.

02Published

Public record

Who carries Kenya's public debt?

A public discussion on sovereign borrowing, debt justice, fiscal accountability and who ultimately absorbs the cost of public finance decisions.

Public moneyAccountability
Nairobi · Public recordOpen
03Published

Public record

What Kisumu put on the public record

County accountability, citizen safety, economic pressure and the political road to 2027, documented from a full public town hall.

County governancePublic trust
Kisumu · Public recordOpen
05Published

Institutional standard

Eight rules that protect the work

The boundaries governing methods, funding, commercial relationships, editorial work, limitations and the Caelus name.

IndependenceTransparency
Research independenceOpen

Evidence labels

What each publication type means.

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Poll

Representative survey evidence, published with sampling, fieldwork dates, question wording and limitations.

02

Public record

A documented account of a convening. It captures the room but is not presented as representative public opinion.

03

Research brief

Focused analysis drawing on stated sources, methods and expert interpretation.

04

Tracker

A maintained record of documented events, commitments or institutional performance.

05

Commentary

An identified author's interpretation, separate from an institutional research finding.

In development

Visible work, without pretending it is finished.

These are active programme notes attached to scheduled public work. They will become research products only when their methods and outputs are complete.

07In development

Programme note

The Rate Card

A forthcoming public conversation about what Kenyan politics costs, who funds a campaign and who is harmed by one.

Political financeElections
Face The Nation · 12 September 2026Open
08In development

Programme note

Manifesto or Mirage

The foundation for a Citizens' Demand Sheet and a practical framework for testing 2027 manifestos against public priorities.

Citizen priorities2027
Face The Nation · 5 December 2026Open

Public standards

Trust should be
inspectable.

See how the work is protected