A coalition of human rights groups and civil society organisations has petitioned Parliament to investigate alleged extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and torture.
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.
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.
Fresh allegations of abductions and torture linked to the Gen Z anniversary protests have renewed concerns over Kenya’s human rights record.
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.
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo stood before the cameras on Tuesday and declared that Kenya had moved beyond the era of abductions.