Aldevor
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Investigative research, built on methods you can show your work with

Aldevor teaches and advises on relationship mapping, open source verification, and investigation design — entirely within lawful, publicly available methods, from a base in Nakuru, Kenya.

9+
years working with open records
3
core practice areas
100%
sourced from public material
47
counties' registries referenced
Mission

Method matters as much as the finding

Aldevor works from a simple premise: an investigative claim is only as strong as the trail a reader can follow back to its source. We teach and advise on building that trail properly — from registry filings and gazette notices to verified open source material — so the result can be checked, not just believed.

  • Every connection tied to a document
  • Verification steps written so they can be repeated
  • Boundaries agreed before work begins
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Three areas of practice

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Relationship Mapping

Setting out how organisations and roles connect, with a source behind every line.

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S2

Open Source Verification

Confirming provenance, dates and statements found in the public domain.

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S3

Investigation Design Advisory

Planning a lawful inquiry, sequencing it, and setting its boundaries in writing.

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Approach

Why we work this way

  • Only material that is lawfully and openly available
  • Findings written so a reader can trace each claim themselves
  • Right of reply built into the process, not an afterthought
  • Boundaries agreed and documented before work starts

If a piece of research needs to hold up to scrutiny, it helps to plan the method first.

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What people have said

"The session gave me a format I still use — every line on the map now has a document behind it."

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Wanjiru Kamotho
Independent researcher

"Calm, methodical, and honest about what could and couldn't be established from open sources."

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Otieno Bwire
Community newsletter editor

"The boundaries note turned out to be the most useful document from the whole engagement."

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Achieng Nyabuto
NGO programme officer

A few common questions

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