Security forces are accused of dozens of illegal detentions since youth-led anti-government demonstrations in the summer

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Kenyan president acknowledges police abuses at protests

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Nairobi -- The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has initiated independent investigations on the use of force by police during demonstration by Kenyans against surge of abductions and disappearances.

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Amadou Mahtar Ba

South Africa

Kenya: KNCHR Initiates Independent Probe On Police Force During Anti-Abduction Protests

At least 82 Kenyans have disappeared since protests began in June, including six in the past two weeks. Many people in Kenya fear that the ongoing abductions pose a serious threat to national security.

Deutsche Welle

Cabinet of Germany

Bonn

North Rhine-Westphalia

Germany

Why abductions in Kenya pose a threat to national security

The security forces are accused of being behind the scenes of disappearances following the anti-government demonstrations that were repressed during June-July.

Les forces de sécurité sont accusées d’être derrière des dizaines de disparitions à la suite des manifestations antigouvernementales durement réprimées de juin-juillet.

Le Kenya arrête des dizaines de manifestants appelant à la fin des enlèvements

Le Monde

Paris

Île-de-France

France

Le Kenya arrête des dizaines de demonstrators appelant à la fin des lèvements

President William Ruto on Tuesday acknowledged abuses by Kenya’s security forces, in the wake of demonstrations against a recent wave of alleged kidnappings that have sparked outrage in the country. Security forces in the East African nation have been accused of carrying out dozens of illegal detentions since youth-led anti-government demonstrations in June and July

Punch Newspapers

Ruto admits police abuses during Kenya protests

President William Ruto has for the first time publicly acknowledged the abuse of power by Kenya’s security forces, following a wave of controversial kidnappings that have sparked widespread protests. In a statement during his New Year’s address on Tuesday, Ruto admitted that there had been “instances of excessive and extrajudicial actions” by security personnel but […] The post Kenya: Ruto admits security abuses amid kidnapping outrage first app…

The Zambian Observer

Zambia

Kenya: Ruto admits security abuses amid kidnapping outrage - The Zambian Observer

"That said, it is crucial to remember that every freedom has its limits, and public safety and order must always supersede the desire for unchecked liberty,"

Africa News

European Broadcasting Union

Pointe-Noire

Kouilou

Republic of the Congo

Kenya: Ruto admits security abuses amid kidnapping outrage

Kenyan police have detained demonstrators, including an opposition lawmaker, at rallies protesting against a series of abductions allegedly carried out by security forces. Dozens of Kenyans have reportedly been abducted since youth-led anti-government demonstrations began this summer.

Radio France Internationale

Government of France

Kenyan police detain protesters at demonstration against forced abductions

The body condemned the ‘unwarranted violence and terror on demonstrators’ which it insisted was unnecessary as the protests were largely peaceful. - Kenya breaking news

Capital FM Kenya

Chris Kirubi

Nairobi

Nairobi County

Kenya

KNCHR initiates independent probe on police force during anti-abduction protests

President William Ruto on Tuesday acknowledged abuses by Kenya's security forces, in the wake of demonstrations against a recent wave of alleged kidnappings that have sparked outrage in the country.

Kenyan president acknowledges police abuses at protests

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