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Kenya abductions: The powerful legal shields citizens and courts can use – Expert
The Conversation  |  Jan 13, 2025

As the courts have made clear, the government cannot use national security as a justification to violate people's fundamental rights.

President Ruto: Independent bodies must probe and prosecute those behind wave of abductions
Mary Wambui  |  Jan 04, 2025

Ruto said Kenya's allies and partners are watching the events happening and expressing concern over the ongoing talks over abductions and other issues...

Maraga condemns abductions of Kenyans, urges adherence to the rule of law
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 30, 2024

The former Chief Justice stressed that 2025 should be a year of accountability, especially for those who caused suffering in 2024.

Kenya classified as 'repressed' due to police brutality during Gen Z protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 05, 2024

According to CIVICUS, the violent suppression of demonstrations, which left at least 60 people dead and over 1,000 arrested, marked a severe curtailme...

Church leaders call for national convention to address Kenya's challenges
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 28, 2024

The alliance criticised delays in payments under the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), rushed implementation of reforms, and corruption in procur...

Garissa family seeks help to trace Sheikh who mysteriously vanished in Nairobi
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Nov 23, 2024

The family is now appealing to the public for help, urging anyone with information to contact the nearest police station or call 0720828901.

Lobby groups accuse Safaricom of data breach, call for accountability
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 15, 2024

While Safaricom issued a public statement on October 31, 2024, denying the claims, KHRC and MUHURI said the company failed to adequately address the f...

US demands accountability in Kenya amid wave of killings, abductions
Amina Wako  |  Nov 08, 2024

Despite reassurances from Deputy President Kithure Kindiki about improved security measures, cases of abductions and disappearances continue to increa...

Amnesty International, Mukuru Social Justice Centre fault state over killings
Barack Oduor  |  Oct 26, 2024

Anami Daudi of Mukuru Social Justice Centre suggested that the killings should be declared as a national disaster.

Amid furore over protest outcomes, Ruto pledges action against 'new problem' of abductions
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 06, 2024

His admission that police abductions were happening came days after he defended the police against claims that they kidnapped former Nandi Hills MP Al...

Criminals in anti-tax protests due in court - Ruto
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 30, 2024

The head of state noted that some of these people overwhelmed police officers and also attacked members of the public.

We should all speak against injustices in Kenya - Houghton Irungu
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 24, 2024

While we have one of the best constitutions and some of the best laws in the world, we still do not have equality under the law.

Pangani Police Station rises from dark era of extrajudicial killings
Mary Wambui  |  May 09, 2024

In 2021, the station registered 32 cases of unlawful executions, with the number reducing to 11 in 2022 while no single incident was reported in 2023.

Missing Voices reports drop in police killings in Kenya but says gaps remain
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 24, 2024

Missing Voices further reported that the number of victims of enforced disappearances also decreased, from 22 in 2022 to 10 last year.

Families urged to seek legal redress for extrajudicial killings
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 11, 2024

The judgment resulted from legal action taken by Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) against the National Police Service, Director of Public Prosecution...

Police oversight body calls for competent, impartial probe into torture cases in Kenya
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 20, 2024

Torture has manifested in the form of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and, most recently, the suspected cultish activities of self-pro...

IMLU report reveals 67 killed in last year's protests
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 24, 2024

"A total of 67 persons were killed by police in public order policing between January and September 2023. Out of these, 51 were killed in five days in...

Ex-police officer jailed 15 years for murdering man in Majengo
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 02, 2024

Constable David Mwongela was found guilty of killing 24-year-old Ahmed Majid in 2020.

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