The Taita-Taveta Human Rights Network (TTHRN) is a community-based organization founded by Mruttu and other stateless activists. The organization emerged from their personal struggles with statelessness and marginalization. Over half of TTHRN’s members and leadership are former stateless individuals, minorities, and marginalized groups in Taita-Taveta County, making it a vital advocate for these communities.

Founded between 2012-2014, TTHRN achieved key legal victories, including securing land for squatters and protecting an indigenous forest. These accomplishments demonstrated the Network’s ability to leverage legal channels for marginalized groups. Since 2014, TTHRN’s focus shifted toward ongoing empowerment efforts through civic education, advocacy, and inter-community collaboration, raising awareness about human rights, land rights, citizenship, and legislative reforms.

A major success of TTHRN’s advocacy was the defense of the Mililo community’s land rights, preserving the livelihoods of over 2,000 people. The Network also helps empower children from poor backgrounds by providing scholarships to over 200 students. The organization strives to create broader alliances with larger ethnic groups to strengthen advocacy against exclusion, statelessness, and socio-economic marginalization, aiming to amplify the voices of stateless individuals.

With a leadership composed of individuals who have personally faced homelessness, TTHRN is the only organization in Taita-Taveta County authentically representing the stateless, formerly stateless, and other marginalized groups. The Network remains committed to addressing the negative impacts of statelessness, exclusion, and marginalization on individuals and their communities.