Kenyan Police Kill Eight in Nairobi

Author:
Human Rights Watch
Publisher:
Human Rights Watch
Publication Date:
19 February 2020
Tags:
Kenya, Human Rights, Legal and Judicial Affairs

Since December 25, 2019, police in Kenya have shot dead at least eight people in Nairobi's Mathare, Kasarani, and Majengo settlements, Human Rights Watch said today. The police continue to kill crime suspects and protesters in cold blood despite persistent calls to end the killings and the use of excessive force.

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