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IPOA said it observed violations during its nationwide monitoring of the National Police Service’s conduct in managing public order during the Gen Z a...
Envoys from 12 countries issued a joint statement calling on President William Ruto’s administration to respect citizens’ right to peaceful protest an...
LSK particularly condemned Tiaty MP William Kamket over a viral video in which he appears to threaten to mobilise armed bandits to confront demonstrat...
Police Spokesperson Michael Muchiri warned that hiring youths for protest security is illegal and could lead to arrest for disrupting public order.
According to Owino, most protest-related deaths occurred during politically charged demonstrations, not ordinary police operations.
This wasn’t a clash between police and protesters. It was a one-sided war, with civilians caught between the state’s tear gas and the thugs’ clubs.
KNCHR largely blamed the violence on police brutality and assaults by hired goons working in coordination with law enforcement.
Two motorcycles were burned, and a rider was badly beaten by angry protesters who accused the group of attempting to disrupt the peaceful demonstratio...
Two mobile phones recovered from the two suspects will be forwarded to the DCI Cybercrime Unit for analysis.
According to IPOA, despite prior intelligence indicating potential disruptions, no operation order was prepared to manage the event’s security.
Thang'wa stated that Mwathi was taken away by men in Subaru vehicles, and he accused the DCI of refusing to provide information on the former MP's whe...
CCTV footage showed goons breaking into the area holding gas cylinders and making away with all of them. They also broke into the office, destroying c...
Article 19 and several other organisations want leaders in the security sector to act in the public's interest, facilitating the freedom to assemble,...
Mombasa County Commissioner Mahmoud Noor condemned the violence and added that 15 people were arrested in connection with the chaos.
Among the affected were Qaffe Point Restaurant in Mombasa, Quickmart Supermarket in Mtwapa, and the Nairobi Expressway in Mlolongo.
Unlike previous protests, the criminals posing as demonstrators were in rugged clothes and armed with machetes and crude weapons.
