Ruto

US raises alarm over Ruto govt’s ‘deteriorating’ human rights record

Adam Peterson06 mins

The United States government has expressed concern over what it describes as a deterioration in Kenya’s human rights situation in 2024, citing reports of unlawful killings, disappearances, torture, and restrictions on media freedoms. Citizen Digital Reports In its latest Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the U.S. Department of State says President William Ruto’s government…

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‘Don’t kill them, shoot them in the leg,’ Ruto tells police on protest violence

Adam Peterson03 mins

President William Ruto has told police officers to shoot in the leg anyone caught looting businesses and vandalizing property during protests. Citizen Digital Reports. During the commissioning of a police housing project in Nairobi’s Kilimani area on Wednesday, the President told officers not to kill but “shoot and break the legs” of any violent protester. “Anyone who burns…

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