EXPLAINER: KENYA’S ‘STATE ABDUCTIONS’ CRISIS

Since June 2024, a wave of abductions targeting government critics has swept over Kenya. 86 people, including activists and satirists, have been kidnapped - with foreign nationals also affected. The disappearances started amid Gen Z-led mass protests against planned tax hikes, which were met with a brutal and deadly crackdown by authorities. Progressives and civil-rights groups have condemned the abductions and have urged the government to adhere to international law.

Sources:

https://x.com/ntvkenya/status/1874025065010127259

https://thekenyatimes.com/latest-kenya-times-news/report-exposes-dci-abduction-squad/

https://kbc.co.ke/dci-we-do-not-condone-abductions/

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/ruto-to-parents-we-will-stop-the-abductions-but--4871790

https://x.com/PropesaTV/status/1874763542592917816

https://x.com/MPWambani/status/1878073820248240355/photo/1

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwg5n0y0lo

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/realtime/2024-12-08-how-kizza-besigye-disappeared-in-kenya-and-ended-up-in-military-court

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tanzanian-activist-tsehai-kidnapped-in-kenya-amnesty/ar-BB1rk7wl

https://www.knchr.org/Articles/ArtMID/2432/ArticleID/1213/Statement-on-the-Recent-Surge-of-AbductionsEnforced-Disappearances-in-Kenya

https://achpr.au.int/en/news/press-releases/2024-12-30/african-commission-human-and-peoples-rights-urges-action-against

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/kabogo-my-first-task-in-office-will-be-to-regulate-social-media-4889446