Rights groups condemn violence, journalist attacks during Ol Kalou by-election

Rights groups condemn violence, journalist attacks during Ol Kalou by-election

The Police Reforms Working Group Kenya (PRWG-K) has strongly condemned what it describes as widespread state violence, police brutality, voter intimidation and targeted attacks on journalists during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, warning that the incidents pose a serious threat to Kenya’s democracy. In a statement, the coalition of civil society organisations alleged that heavily armed, hooded and masked individuals operating alongside …

Ol Kalou chaos: A closer look at individuals identified in NTV investigation

The NTV Investigates Special Report, The Ol Kalou Crime Scene: Unmasking the Faces Behind By-Election Bribery and Chaos, which documented alleged voter bribery and placed state officials at the centre of events surrounding the violence that marred the Ol Kalou by-election, has elicited widespread reactions from Kenyans. Yet despite the public outcry, little action has […]