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extrajudicial killings Stories

Pangani Police Station rises from dark era of extrajudicial killings
Mary Wambui  |  May 09, 2024

In 2021, the station registered 32 cases of unlawful executions, with the number reducing to 11 in 2022 while no single incident was reported in 2023.

Missing Voices reports drop in police killings in Kenya but says gaps remain
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 24, 2024

Missing Voices further reported that the number of victims of enforced disappearances also decreased, from 22 in 2022 to 10 last year.

Families urged to seek legal redress for extrajudicial killings
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 11, 2024

The judgment resulted from legal action taken by Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) against the National Police Service, Director of Public Prosecution...

Police oversight body calls for competent, impartial probe into torture cases in Kenya
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 20, 2024

Torture has manifested in the form of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and, most recently, the suspected cultish activities of self-pro...

IMLU report reveals 67 killed in last year's protests
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 24, 2024

"A total of 67 persons were killed by police in public order policing between January and September 2023. Out of these, 51 were killed in five days in...

Ex-police officer jailed 15 years for murdering man in Majengo
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 02, 2024

Constable David Mwongela was found guilty of killing 24-year-old Ahmed Majid in 2020.