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Man dies under police custody

On 9th September 2023at around 2am, George Otieno was arrested at Rumuruti town by two police officers, one PC Ndege and another. He was taken to Rumuruti Police Station where the police allegedly beat him up and caused internal bleeding in his head. He was later...

Protests Against the Africa Climate Summit

Climate activists took to the streets of Nairobi to protest against the Africa Climate Summit which kicked off on 4th September 2023 in Nairobi. The activists termed the summit as to have a deeply compromised agenda that only focussed on rich countries' interests....

Arrest of Kilifi South MP during Azimio demos

On 19th July 2023, Azimio La Umoja Alliance held national demos that ran across the country. In Mtwapa, the Kilifi South MP, Chonga was arrested along with other local politicians for allegedly taking part in what the police termed as an 'illegal protest'. The...

Nanyuki River Protests

A group of environmentalists in Nanyuki were protesting against the pollution of the Nanyuki River. A hotel investor is allegedly draining raw sewer into the Nanyuki River. The river being a source of water to many residents, its pollution will cause waterborne...

Assault of HRD by OCS

On 7th August 2023, Fatuma Yusuf ,a human rights defender, who is also a person living with disabilities was assaulted by the Officer Commanding Station of Wajir East Police Station. The officer reportedly attacked and dragged Fatuma on the ground. Prior to this...

Nane Nane Protests

On 8th August 2023, a group of activists and civil society organisations took to the streets of Nairobi to continue protesting the high cost of living. The protesters marched peacefully as they presented their petition to President William Auto and his government....

Death toll rises as High Cost of living Protests continue

As nation-wide protests against high cost of living ensued, the police continued dispersing protests with tear gas canisters thereby injuring protesters. Several arrests were made across the country while some HRDs were abducted by police and later found, tortured...