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Topic: Abduction

Bobi Wine resurfaces hours after alleged abduction

By Ronald Kipruto   2026-01-17 19:48:18

Bobi Wine resurfaces hours after his alleged abduction by military, says wife and family under house arrest; condemns killings of at least 10 demonstrators.

Of killings and abductions, how State silenced critical voices

By Hudson Gumbihi   2025-12-29 12:20:10

Police officers are also accused of enforced disappearances and violations of human rights. Police brutality was evident during the quelling of anti-government demonstrations.

Abductions, killings leading rights violations in 2025, KNCHR says

By Ronald Kipruto   2025-12-09 16:12:40

Some 661 complaints of freedom violations and 15 abductions linked to security officers were reported in 2025, with 57 civil and rights violations-related deaths, KNCHR report shows.

From abduction, torture and money withdrawal: Inside Willis Ayieko's murder plot

By Standard Team   2025-11-21 18:33:47

The security firm manager was first abducted as he drove out of his friend’s home, where the captors tortured him as they withdrew money from his Mpesa and bank accounts.

Abductions: Uganda, Kenya draw backlash for rights abuses

By Jacinta Mutura   2025-11-15 19:17:43

President Museveni’s confession to kidnapping two Kenyan activists exposes a breach of international law.

Witnesses detail shocking abduction of Nakuru fisherman Brian Odhiambo by six KWS rangers

By Daniel Chege   2025-11-14 13:42:49

Fisherman Brian Odhiambo was abducted by six Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) officers on January 18, 2025, near Lake Nakuru National Park with the intent to confine him.