WILL KENYA POLICE BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR KILLING?

Last year, when Kenya’s Gen Z flooded the streets of the country to protest IMF-backed tax hikes, they were met with a violent and deadly police crackdown.

Officers shot directly into crowds - infringing upon their constitutional right to peaceful assembly. At least 60 protesters were killed, with another 66 abducted, according to Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). So far, no police officers have been brought to justice.

Since then there have been further alleged cases of state abductions and attempts to silence dissenting voices.

Although the government denies being behind these abductions, evidence is mounting. For example, former attorney general Justin Muturi, whose son was among those kidnapped, has revealed how the latter was freed by the country's National Intelligence Service after President William Ruto made a call to its director general, Noordin Haji.

In this clip from a recent sit-down interview with Kenya's majority leader of the National Assembly, Al Jazeera's Mehdi Hasan asks why Kenyans are yet to see any accountability over the killings and abductions. Do you find the answer Kimani Ichungw'a gives convincing?

Video Credit: @aljazeeraenglish (YouTube)

Sources

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/kenya

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-01-14-cs-muturis-full-statement-to-dci-on-sons-abduction

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/cs-justin-muturi-nis-was-behind-my-son-s-abduction--4889104

https://www.ipoa.go.ke/ipoa/