The Law Society of Kenya, or LSK for short, wants people to tell them about any kidnappings they know about. The head of the LSK, Faith Odhiambo, said on Friday that they need this info to help them sue the government. They want to write down exactly what happened in each case. If someone's rights are violated, the LSK plans to take legal action. They also want to speak up about it in Kenya and other countries. The goal is to make sure the bad guys face consequences.
Faith said it's really important for the families and friends of the missing people to come forward. They need to share everything they know about what went down. That way, the LSK can do its best to get justice for the victims. They want to hold the culprits accountable, whether they work for the government or not.
Faith isn't happy with how the government is handling this problem. She pointed out that they're not saying much, even though more and more people are vanishing. The police keep denying they're involved, but Faith says that's not good enough. People are scared and worried. She doesn't think the big boss of the police is doing his job right. He can't just brush off the accusations without actually looking into them.
The DCI (that's the Directorate of Criminal Investigations) and the Kenya Police Service say they have nothing to do with all these kidnappings that have been happening lately. But the public is still freaking out. A lot of the people who went missing were speaking out against the government, especially on social media.
Just this past weekend, a bunch of activists disappeared in different parts of the country. Their names are Billy Mwangi, Peter Muteti, Bernard Kavuli, Kibet Bull, and Naomi. They were in places like Embu, Nairobi, and Kajiado when it happened.
More and more people are disappearing, and many of them have been making fun of President Ruto online. This is making everyone really angry.
Groups that care about human rights, like the KNCHR (Kenya National Commission on Human Rights), are super worried. Things are getting out of hand with all these abductions.
The KNCHR says that 29 people have disappeared in just the last three months. If you go back to June 2024, the total number of kidnappings is 82. That's a lot of folks!
Everyone is waiting for the government to make an official statement about what's going on, but so far, they haven't said a peep.
Faith said it's really important for the families and friends of the missing people to come forward. They need to share everything they know about what went down. That way, the LSK can do its best to get justice for the victims. They want to hold the culprits accountable, whether they work for the government or not.
Faith isn't happy with how the government is handling this problem. She pointed out that they're not saying much, even though more and more people are vanishing. The police keep denying they're involved, but Faith says that's not good enough. People are scared and worried. She doesn't think the big boss of the police is doing his job right. He can't just brush off the accusations without actually looking into them.
The DCI (that's the Directorate of Criminal Investigations) and the Kenya Police Service say they have nothing to do with all these kidnappings that have been happening lately. But the public is still freaking out. A lot of the people who went missing were speaking out against the government, especially on social media.
Just this past weekend, a bunch of activists disappeared in different parts of the country. Their names are Billy Mwangi, Peter Muteti, Bernard Kavuli, Kibet Bull, and Naomi. They were in places like Embu, Nairobi, and Kajiado when it happened.
More and more people are disappearing, and many of them have been making fun of President Ruto online. This is making everyone really angry.
Groups that care about human rights, like the KNCHR (Kenya National Commission on Human Rights), are super worried. Things are getting out of hand with all these abductions.
The KNCHR says that 29 people have disappeared in just the last three months. If you go back to June 2024, the total number of kidnappings is 82. That's a lot of folks!
Everyone is waiting for the government to make an official statement about what's going on, but so far, they haven't said a peep.
