IPOA's latest report reveals that the military presence was not just unlawful but a deliberate effort to suppress dissent and create a militarized state.
Public communication by the state mostly adopts a one-way approach, resulting in incoherent government messaging.
According to the family, police who stormed their home on Thursday night attacked them twice before seizing their possessions, including phones and jewellery.
Victims of the reckless shootings and their families are now facing hard times as their lives have permanently changed
At least three journalists were wounded when police fired tear gas canisters close to them, the International Press Association of East Africa, which represents hundreds of journalists in the region, said on X.
Some Kenyans couldn’t believe that the Sh30 million raised was being utilised accordingly and the person in charge remained accountable all through despite distractions from critics.
The critics backing the government have linked Mutunga to the Ford Foundation the government has accused of funding the revolt.
The government notes that several Ford Foundation grantees received substantial funding between April 2023 and May 2024, totalling $5.78 million (approximately Sh752 million).
Kenya Editors Guild (KEG) President Zubeida Kananu stated that the majority of journalists have received threats and harassment to prevent them from objectively covering certain public-interest events.
Tuesday's protests are centred on demands for accountability for lives lost during the previous protests.
The PMI report for June shows a significant fall in private sector activity, with a measure of 47.2, down from 51.8 in May. The protests have resulted in near shutdowns in major urban centres, with businesses being looted and destroyed.
The county chief requested that the MP and others assisting him be identified so that legal action could be taken.