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Police officers forcefully arrest a protester during the Gen Z protest anniversary in Nairobi on June 25, 2026. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]
What is more astonishing? Seven citizens allegedly abducted, unlawfully detained and tortured after a march honouring victims of police brutality on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture or that the Interior Principal Secretary insisting no enforced disappearances have taken place under President William Ruto’s administration?
Last week’s column highlighted the mothers who courageously led the June 25 memorial march. In so doing they continue the long tradition of women driving Kenya’s most liberatory of struggles.
The full extent of the state violence that followed was not yet known. Several protesters were assaulted that day, including Marvin Mabonga, who was hospitalised after being trailed and attacked outside his home.
