Amnesty Eastern Africa

TAARIFA KWA UMMA Kituo cha Sheria na Haki za Binadamu (LHRC) tunalaani na kupinga vikali kurejea kwa kasi kwa matukio yenye sura ya utekaji nchini, kwani ni tishio kwa uhuru wa raia, usalama wa wananchi pamoja na utawala wa sheria. Tunatoa wito kwa vyombo vya dola kuhakikisha sheria, taratibu za ukamataji na haki za msingi za binadamu zinazingatiwa ili kurejesha imani ya wananchi na kulinda misingi ya demokrasia na haki nchini.

Rising fuel costs in Kenya led to public transport strikes across the country this week. Vehicles associated with Kenya’s Transport Sector Alliance stopped operating in protest to the rising costs, as just last week the country’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority hiked prices by as much as 23.5%. Halting transport operations left thousands of commuters stranded while violent crackdowns on protests erupted in Nairobi, leaving at least four people dead and dozens injured. Amid chaotic scenes, police in the city fired teargas and arrested dozens of protesters. We stand in solidarity with Kenyans and call on the National Police Service to respect, protect and facilitate the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, association, and expression. The killings at protests must be promptly, independently and effectively investigated.