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Kenya: 2021 Had Highest Extrajudicial Killings, Disappearances in History - Report
Nation, 22 November 2021
There were more cases of extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances in Kenya this year than any other period in history, the Nation has learnt. Read more »
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Kenya: Spotlight On State Agents As 34 Suspects Missing in Six Months
Nation, 13 November 2021
Thirty-four and counting. This is the number of people, mostly suspected terrorists, their sympathisers and criminals, who have gone missing in the last six months, human rights… Read more »
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Kenya: Police Now Change Tack in Extrajudicial Killings
Nation, 20 August 2021
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Kenya: It's Hard to Reform Killer Police
Nation, 16 August 2021
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Kenya: Policewoman On the Run - When Pushed to the Wall, She Bites the Bullet
Nation, 7 July 2021
Fugitive police officer Caroline Kangogo has shocked the nation with daring transgressions that have left an appalling trail of blood in her wake. Read more »
Kenya Had Highest Extrajudicial Death Rate Ever In 2021- Report
There were more cases of extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances in the country in 2021 than any other period in history, The Nation has learnt.
Police have over the years gained the dubious reputation of being a source of insecurity due to their trigger-happy officers. The latest report shows that there were 43 cases of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in 2021, the worst ever.
Haki Africa, a human rights organisation based in Mombasa, said the coast region leads with the highest number of such cases, at 29. The report shows most of the victims disappeared shortly after being arrested.
Haki Africa executive director Hussein Khalid challenged the government to ratify the international convention against enforced disappearances and adopt laws that would outlaw such activities in Kenya, writes Kalume Kazungu for The Nation.
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Members of the public mill around a police vehicle at a crime scene (file photo).
