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Topic: Abductions

Activists petition Parliament to investigate extrajudicial killings, abductions

By David Njaaga   2026-07-07 19:37:39

A coalition of human rights groups and civil society organisations has petitioned Parliament to investigate alleged extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and torture.

"We are losing the country to anarchy": Opposition sounds alarm over goonism, abductions

By Okumu Modachi and Gentrix Osano   2026-07-06 13:19:59

Opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka and Fred Matiang’i have accused the government of failing to curb rising political violence, abductions, and gang attacks.

When will abductions and police brutality come to an end?

By Irungu Houghton   2026-07-03 16:32:52

 Kenyan courts have repeatedly found the state liable for using excessive force against protesters, arbitrary arrests, pre-trial detention, and denying suspects access to lawyers.

How fresh abductions are casting doubts on state rights reform pledge

By Jacinta Mutura   2026-07-03 17:25:31

Fresh allegations of abductions and torture linked to the Gen Z anniversary protests have renewed concerns over Kenya’s human rights record.

Regional rights groups condemn East African abductions, want NTV Uganda restored

By Wanjiku Kariuki   2026-07-02 21:08:03

The ICJ along with regional legal and civil society organisations, has raised alarm over reported unlawful detentions and the shutdown of licensed media operations in Uganda.

Be the judge: While PS Omollo denies abductions, families are searching for missing kin

By David Odongo   2026-07-02 13:55:44

Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo stood before the cameras on Tuesday and declared that Kenya had moved beyond the era of abductions.