enforced disappearances Stories

Isiolo governor confirms missing revenue official found alive, warns of rising enforced disappearances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 17, 2025

Despite the good news, there is still worry about Abdullahi Bosso, who went missing on Friday, May 9, around 1 pm on Kinna-Kulamawe road, reportedly t...

Isiolo governor demands release of missing officials, warns of rise in enforced disappearances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 16, 2025

Calling on human rights groups, oversight bodies, and citizens to speak out, Abdi said Kenyans must not remain silent in the face of such violations.

Murkomen: Why police are solving MP Were’s murder faster, unlike other cases
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 14, 2025

Murkomen dismissed claims that police were selectively fast-tracking the case of Kasipul MP Charles Were, while stalling on investigations into unreso...

High Court bars police from investigating extra-judicial killings, abductions
Joseph Ndunda  |  May 09, 2025

Justice Mugambi agreed with Kituo Cha Sheria, Haki Africa, and Charles Njue — a relative of a victim of enforced disappearance — that parallel investi...

More Kenyans disappeared during anti-riot operations than during anti-terror operations in 2024, report shows
Mary Wambui  |  May 08, 2025

A total of 55 incidents of enforced disappearances occurred between January and December 2024.

2024 records highest cases of extrajudicial killings in last six years, Missing Voices report reveals
Mary Wambui  |  May 07, 2025

Nairobi was the deadliest county for extra-judicial killings followed by Kiambu and Migori.

Amnesty Kenya calls for probe into June 2024 protests after BBC documentary
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 28, 2025

Amnesty revealed that the findings in the documentary aligned with joint investigations carried out with other human rights organisations, including t...

Families demand Senate probe into killings, disappearances linked to KWS rangers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 12, 2025

They called for protection measures for victims’ families, witnesses, and human rights defenders who have reportedly faced threats for speaking out.

Kenyan officials head to Geneva to address enforced disappearances amid country's "abduction" crisis
Mary Wambui  |  Jan 14, 2025

This is even as Human Rights experts argue that the incidents are not "abductions" but incidents of Enforced Disappearance, since a government cannot...

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.

Court orders Attorney General to file response on petition to push enforced disappearance cases to ICC
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 05, 2025

The individuals who have been abducted are reportedly active social media users known for their outspoken criticism of President Ruto and his administ...

Police arrest Senator Omtatah, several other activists during anti-abduction demos
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 30, 2024

Senator Omtatah vowed to return to the streets if those abducted were not released.

Ruto stresses youth mentorship as backlash over abduction mounts
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 29, 2024

Ruto's administration is continuing to face criticism over abductions from political leaders, clerics and rights organisations.

Clash expected between police and protesters in planned Monday demos
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 29, 2024

Lobby groups are behind the fresh round of countrywide demonstrations to push the state to release those believed to have been abducted by security ag...

There’s no law expressly obligating Kenyans to revere president, legal experts say
Barack Oduor  |  Dec 29, 2024

Evans Ogada, a specialist in constitutional and administrative law litigation also avers that there is no law requiring citizens to respect the presid...

Families of missing social media influencers appeal for help
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 23, 2024

Peter Muteti, a 22-year-old social media influencer with a large following on X (formerly Twitter), was reportedly abducted outside his apartment in U...

Find my son dead or alive- Mother's heartbreaking plea after mysterious disappearance
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Nov 28, 2024

The family claims that although the police launched investigations into Abdiqadir's disappearance, no significant progress has been made two months la...

Kenya faces gloomy human rights record with 1,300 arbitrary arrests documented, surge in femicide
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 20, 2024

The grim statistics were further exacerbated by the shocking discovery of 448 bodies in Shakahola, a stark violation of the right to life.

Human rights groups demand action on enforced disappearances in Garissa
Issa Hussein  |  Nov 19, 2024

The activists demanded collective action to end the impunity with which state apparatus allegedly violate the rights of victims of enforced disappeara...

Kenya yet to honour request by UN Group probing enforced disappearances
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 31, 2024

According to Chairperson Ms Aua Baldè, the Group made a request in July 2020 but though the government did not deny the request outright, they are yet...

Haki Africa-IPOA project promises stronger fight against torture in Kenya
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 24, 2024

The Access to Justice for Victims of Torture project, funded by the UN, will address torture cases while protecting victims' rights.

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.

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...

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