The Kenyan authorities paid a network of trolls to threaten and intimidate young protesters during recent anti-government demonstrations, Amnesty International has said.
A new report by the human rights organisation said government agencies also employed surveillance and disinformation to target organisers of the mass protests, which swept Kenya across 2024 and 2025.
The demonstrations were driven largely by "Gen Z" activists who used social media platforms to mobilise.
In response to Amnesty's report, Kenya's interior minister said the government "does not sanction harassment or violence against any citizen".
But Amnesty said it had uncovered a campaign to "silence and suppress" the protesters.
