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 Kenya police teargas and arrest hundreds on second anniversary of 2024 protest killings was handled lawfully, and place direct accountability pressure on Inspector General of Police Kanja in the week that William Ruto signed the Ruto signs the Finance Bill early as Gen Z marks the June 25 anniversary reviving the 2024 grievance.