Abducted activists Stories
LSK President Faith Odhiambo said lawyers pursuing matters of public interest had increasingly become the greatest targets in what she described as po...
Kibera Law Courts rejected an application by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (...
A series of recent developments in Nairobi have triggered concern in Washington, with US legislators now calling for a formal reassessment of the part...
This comes after Mwabili was reportedly abducted in neighbouring Tanzania and later found dumped in the Kinondo area of Kwale, sparking outrage among...
Amnesty further faulted the silence of both governments throughout the period the activist was missing, saying it was deeply troubling and signals a l...
According to Muhuri Rapid Response Officer Francis Auma, Mwagodi was handed over to Kenyan authorities by Tanzanian officials at the Lungalunga border...
A video clip circulating online shows one of the abductors firing a gunshot into the air before the vehicle sped off with Chesoni.
Family members linked his disappearance to his recent efforts in promoting the Gen Z protest anniversary on his X (formerly Twitter) account.
Njeri created an online tool to help Kenyans oppose the proposed Finance Bill, 2025.
LSK claims that DCI officers denied her access to legal counsel and have continued to frustrate efforts by lawyers to secure her release on police bai...
Before Koimburi got out of the car, Gatana told the police that they helped him (Koimburi) tear his clothes to fake evidence of torture.
The group costing of Martha Karua, Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, Justin Muturi and Mithika Linturi also pointed to recent incidents in Kakamega and...
Murkomen dismissed claims that police were selectively fast-tracking the case of Kasipul MP Charles Were, while stalling on investigations into unreso...
IPOA told MPs on Wednesday that investigations into these cases are ongoing and that the perpetrators have not yet been identified.
Ruto said he had already taken decisive action by disbanding a rogue police unit that had been implicated in the killings.
Shaffi was abducted by unidentified individuals moments after being acquitted of terror-related charges by a Garissa court.
Ichung’wah strongly denied allegations of police involvement in the enforced disappearances of protesters during anti-government demonstrations, calli...
An autopsy conducted by government pathologist Johansen Oduor at Kericho Hospital mortuary revealed that Otieno died from severe head injuries inflict...
According to the HRW report, the abduction squad otherwise known as the Operation Support Unit (OSU) operates within the precincts of The Directorate...
This is even as Human Rights experts argue that the incidents are not "abductions" but incidents of Enforced Disappearance, since a government cannot...
Muturi broke ranks with the Kenya Kwanza administration when he demanded an end to extra-judicial operations targeting perceived enemies and critics o...
In its latest report released in late December, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights said at least 82 cases of abductions had been reported s...
According to CIVICUS released last month, the violent suppression of demonstrations, which left at least 60 people dead and over 1,000 arrested, marke...
The list includes Speaker Kingi, MPs Kimani Ichung'wah, Mwengi Mutuse, Junet Mohammed, Oscar Sudi among others.
Steven Mbisi Kavingo, Martin Nyuko Mwau, Kalabi Mwema, and Justus Mutumwa Musyimi were taken on December 16 and 17, 2024, under mysterious circumstanc...
Mutunga who expressed his displeasure in the manner in which the abductees critical of the government were released by their captors claimed that the...
Murkomen says he is in the process of convening a meeting with all criminal justice actors –these being the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions...
Many of the victims are students affiliated with the association, further escalating their concerns.
Amnesty International Kenya Director Irũngũ Houghton said their calls to have all the abductees released will not stop until Steve Mbisi, one of the a...
The lawmaker warned that these actions are part of a broader attempt to dismantle the country's democratic institutions.
