Abductions Stories

I won’t be silenced, Ruto dialed the wrong number- Muturi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 02, 2025

Muturi asserted that his outspokenness on forced disappearances and unlawful killings led to his dismissal. "If their goal was to silence me, then the...

Police must be accountable for their actions - Ruto
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 01, 2025

Ruto said he had already taken decisive action by disbanding a rogue police unit that had been implicated in the killings.

Former CJ Willy Mutunga calls for national debate to change law on CS appointments
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 27, 2025

Reacting to Ruto’s latest appointments, Mutunga argued that the criteria for the appointment of CSs now, and in the past governments, have always been...

CS Justin Muturi says he won’t join Ruto in Mt Kenya tour, cites personal policy
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 23, 2025

The CS has been vocal about his concerns regarding the government’s handling of abductions and extrajudicial killings.

Pact of deceit? Government critic alleges abduction and assault despite Raila’s assurances
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 20, 2025

Several political observers have however registered pessimism in Odinga’s pact with Ruto as an avenue to ending political injustices and ensuring econ...

Shaffi Sheikh Noor’s family demands answers four years after his abduction
Farhiya Hussein  |  Mar 16, 2025

Shaffi was abducted by unidentified individuals moments after being acquitted of terror-related charges by a Garissa court.

Muturi: I'll not attend Cabinet meetings until abductions, extra-judicial killings are discussed
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 12, 2025

Muturi disclosed that he has missed three consecutive Cabinet sessions held on January 21, February 11, and the most recent one on March 11.

Wajir MCA Yussuf Hussein confirms he was detained with activist Bob Njagi and others
Amina Wako  |  Mar 10, 2025

Family source said the MCA was held in a torture room next to where activist Bob Njagi, Jamil Longton and his brother Nadhif Longton were being held.

Ichung'wah grilled over police brutality, graft and unfulfilled promises under Ruto regime
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 27, 2025

Ichung’wah strongly denied allegations of police involvement in the enforced disappearances of protesters during anti-government demonstrations, calli...

Wamuchomba reveals plans to ditch UDA in 2027 elections, condemns abductions of govt critics
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Feb 13, 2025

The lawmaker expressed disappointment that UDA had misled Kenyans with promises of economic empowerment, financial relief and fair returns for farmers...

Kenya’s Human Rights Crisis: Report exposes a year of crackdowns, abuses
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 12, 2025

HRW links last year's threats to probe 16 civil society organisations (CSOs) funded by the Ford Foundation over claims that they were funding the prot...

Crime surge: Kenya records alarming increase in criminal cases over last decade
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 12, 2025

The data confirms that while the country recorded its last major terror attack in 2019, Al-Shabaab militia is still making attempts to carry out its a...

Court of Appeal rejects police bid to halt abduction case
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 11, 2025

The Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss, Mohammed Amin had argued that the High Cour...

Man reportedly abducted in Laikipia reunited with family after three months of agony
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 11, 2025

Muteti was reportedly abducted on October 22, 2024, in Timau, Laikipia County, by people believed to be members of the Special Operations Unit (SOU).

To fight dissent, Kenya clamps down on social media, AI
DW News  |  Feb 10, 2025

Kenya's government recently ramped up efforts to regulate social media and artificial intelligence. AI-generated content has helped fuel dissent and s...

Mlolongo abduction victims died from strangulation, blunt force injuries -Autopsy
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 05, 2025

The bodies of the two men were found to have decomposed significantly, with Njoroge explaining that the extent of decomposition made identification im...

Kalonzo says he is collecting evidence to take Ruto to ICC over crimes against humanity
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Feb 03, 2025

Musyoka accused Ruto's administration of sanctioning state-sponsored killings and abductions of young Kenyans who were exercising their constitutional...

Families of thousands who died under last regime could fill Uhuru Park - Duale
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 03, 2025

Duale downplayed criticism of President William Ruto’s administration over rising cases of abductions and extrajudicial killings, claiming that the sc...

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