Kenyan government critics mysteriously disappeared. They came back silenced
6 days, 22 hours ago

Kenyan government critics mysteriously disappeared. They came back silenced

CNN  

Nairobi, Kenya CNN — Gideon Kibet had just stepped off a bus on Christmas Eve when four masked men surrounded him and forced him into a car. “Bull,” as Kibet is known online, was released with four others Monday, just 10 days after Ruto promised to stop abductions of government critics. Ruto, government officials and police had maintained for months that there had been no abductions, calling them “fake news,” despite at least 82 government critics having gone missing since summer, according to the Kenya National Human Rights Commission. They said so openly that they will tone down and won’t be as critical as before,” activist Hussein Khalid told CNN, underlining many human rights defenders’ concerns: that the government has succeeded in muzzling critical voices. “It’s not the kind of thing that two or three rogue police officers could pull together, because they are operating essentially, in many cases, with weapons,” Houghton said.

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Politician among protesters arrested in Kenya while calling for an end to alleged abductions
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Politician among protesters arrested in Kenya while calling for an end to alleged abductions

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — An opposition politician and several other protesters were arrested in Kenya on Monday during street demonstrations calling for an end to alleged abductions, that recently targeted young government critics. Senator Okiya Omtatah had joined hundreds of protesters who sat down on the streets of the capital, Nairobi while chanting that police should free seven people abducted this …

Kenya’s president promises to stop abductions following wave of disappearances
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Kenya’s president promises to stop abductions following wave of disappearances

CNN  

Nairobi, Kenya CNN — Kenyan President William Ruto has promised to stop abductions of government critics, in an apparent change of stance for a leader who has previously called the wave of disappearances “fake news.” Ruto, his government officials and police have maintained for months that there were no abductions. Human rights activist Bob Njagi, who said he was abducted …

Kenya human rights groups raise concerns over abductions of government critics
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Kenya human rights groups raise concerns over abductions of government critics

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has raised concerns over the rising number of government critics who were apparently abducted as four people were reported missing over the weekend, bringing the total number of abductions to 82 since the anti-government protests in June. Rights groups allege the country’s police force is behind the abductions by human …

Ruto unmasked: Breaking the rules of Kenya’s game of thrones
1 year, 5 months ago

Ruto unmasked: Breaking the rules of Kenya’s game of thrones

Al Jazeera  

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