Kenya's Rights Commission Warns of Rising Abductions of Government Critics

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Kenya's Rights Commission Warns of Rising Abductions of Government Critics
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The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has expressed alarm over the increasing number of government critics who have been allegedly abducted, with four more disappearances reported over the weekend.

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has raised concerns over the rising number of government critics who were apparently abducted as four people were reported missing over the weekend, bringing the total number of abductions to 82 since the beginning of this year. Four social media users went missing after they shared AI-generated images of President William Ruto that were deemed offensive by supporters of the government.

The rights commission on Thursday warned that Kenya was heading back to the “dark days” of disappearance of government critics. The abduction and torture of the opposition was common under the administration of the late President Daniel Moi

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