Five of six protesters found beaten and dumped after Kenya Gen Z anniversary march; one still missing
KHRC says six activists arrested at the June 25 commemoration were tortured in police custody and abandoned at separate Nairobi locations; Davis Lichuma remains forcibly disappeared
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Summary
Kenya's Human Rights Commission reported on Saturday that five of six activists who disappeared after police arrested them during the June 25 commemoration march have been found alive, abandoned at separate locations across Nairobi in the early hours of June 27. The six, including Fredrick Ojiro, Collins Otieno, Muteti Mulinge, Elisha Alam, Michael Ngigi and Christine Luganga, told KHRC they were beaten in custody before being dumped. KHRC published photographs showing uniformed officers arresting the group during the march. Davis Lichuma remains forcibly disappeared, with no information on his location. Amnesty International Kenya said the pattern was inconsistent with constitutional standards and demanded accountability.
Why it matters
The confirmed torture and enforced disappearances, documented with photographic evidence of police arrests, undercut the government's insistence that الشرطة الكينية تُطلق الغاز المسيل للدموع وتعتقل المئات في الذكرى الثانية لمجزرة احتجاجات 2024 was handled lawfully, and place direct accountability pressure on Inspector General of Police Kanja in the week that William Ruto signed the روتو يوقع مشروع قانون المالية مبكرا مع إحياء الجيل Z ذكرى الخامس والعشرين من يونيو reviving the 2024 grievance.