Kenya rights groups say protesters found dumped, tortured after arrests
Key takeaways
- Six found and one missing, NGOs say, after arrests at memorial gatherings for protesters killed in 2024.
- The six were found “dumped” in different parts of Nairobi on Saturday morning, but one protester remains missing, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) added.
- Together with the three who were found earlier, they report being brutally assaulted by police while in custody,” KHRC said in a post on X.
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Six found and one missing, NGOs say, after arrests at memorial gatherings for protesters killed in 2024.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Kenyan police officers watch as activists place flowers on barbed-wire barrier during demonstrations to mark the second anniversary of the deadly June 2024 youth-led anti-Finance Bill protests, on June 25, 2026 [AFP]By Alex Milan Durie and AFPPublished On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026Six people who were found “abandoned by the roadside” in Kenya allege that they were “beaten” and subjected to “torture” after they were arrested during a memorial gathering for protesters killed in 2024, rights groups say.
Amnesty International Kenya said on X on Saturday that the six Kenyans – Collins Ochieng, Muteti Mulinge, Michael Ngigi, Elisha Alam, Fredrick Ojiro and Christine Walubengo – went missing after being arrested on Thursday.