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The UN General Assembly resolved to earmark this day on December 21, 2010, following deep concern about the increase in enforced or involuntary disapp...
The Githurai Social Justice Centre, which today forms a key part of a growing movement across Nairobi's informal settlements, providing a space where...
Founded in 2014 and registered as a community-based organisation a year later, the centre set out to challenge the normalisation of police killings in...
The annual report notes that in response to nationwide protests in June and July, authorities committed numerous abuses, and took steps to identify an...
Through lawyer Stephen Musili, the petitioners allege that more than 80 people were killed and several others abducted during the 2024–2025 protests....
The officers are accused of involvement in the disappearance and suspected killing of two foreign nationals, Mohamed Zaid Sami Kidwai and Zulfiqar Ahm...
The victim, then aged 21, had an altercation with the constables in Mbururu town on October 4, 2020, during which members of the public intervened to...
IPOA documented 65 fatalities, injury of 342 civilians and 171 police officers, destruction of public and private property, looting and vandalism of b...
Sifuna explained that the MOU with Ruto was intended to achieve two key objectives: ending violence against ODM supporters and safeguarding Kenya’s de...
According to Mkangi, this isn’t the first instance of the criminal justice system and its institutions being misused to suppress dissent in Kenya.
The court was unable to proceed after it emerged that there were major differences in legal instructions and statements given by lawyers and family me...
The officer confirmed that 128 police officers had been deployed in the city centre to cover the June 2024 protests, with most assigned to protect Par...
James Wambugu, the last-born child of a Directorate of Criminal Investigations officer, was shot on July 7 in Likii Estate, Nanyuki, after skipping sc...
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua recently alleged that a specialised 101-member squad trained in abductions and killings is behind recent prot...
CS Kipchumba Murkomen stressed that police officers in undercover or emergency operations are still expected to operate within legal boundaries and th...
Among the 46 fatalities were five women, and the wounded numbered 37. The group said local residents had to bury the victims in mass graves.
Julia Njoki’s family claims she was tortured after being detained at Nanyuki Police Station for failing to raise a Sh50,000 bond.
Raila Odinga has defended his call for the formation of a national conclave, which he described as a vital step towards reshaping the country’s politi...
The ultimatum followed a meeting held on Thursday, at Wanguru International Stadium, where over 2,000 traders gathered under the leadership of their...
Among those who joined the family in paying their final respects was activist Boniface Mwangi, whose presence highlighted the growing public outrage o...
Speaking just hours after Ruto voiced frustration over growing public and political hostility, Gachagua responded by saying that real solutions lie in...
Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) expressed sympathy for the victims and families affected by the violence, sending out messages of condolence and...
IJM said it will take up some of the case of brutality including that of 12 year old Bridgit Njoki, a class seven pupil who was killed by a stray bull...
In their statement, the Mothers of Kenya condemned escalating police violence and called for justice for victims of protest-related killings, includin...
The NCCK raised alarm over what it described as a growing and disturbing trend of the state blatantly, violently, and unlawfully denying Kenyans their...
The leaders further blasted Ruto over what they described as unfair public appointments, saying that the presidency had skewed top state jobs to favou...
The Gem MP contends that the state-sponsored killings and body disposals that took place during Matiang’i’s tenure justify legal action and should dis...
Maina criticised the use of excessive force by police and urged the government to retrain officers to prevent future incidents.
Matiang’i said once the bodies were reported, he and other top security officials demanded an inquest and tasked the then Inspector General of Police...
