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The Standard
… "If this trend continues, it is evident that Kenya will not have free, fair, and peaceful elections" in August 2027, said Hussein Khalid, of rights group Vocal Africa. …
Kenya's goons: a world of political violence and desperationCitizen Digital
… Human rights activist Hussein Khalid said the pattern of abductions pointed directly to state involvement. …
Four activists missing in Mathare as families, rights groups issue Tuesday protest warningCitizen Digital
… Haki Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid said the six were among seven people who had been reported missing after the June 25 protests. …
Six missing June 25 protesters found tortured, dumped in different parts of NairobiCapital News
… Vocal Africa Chief Executive Officer Hussein Khalid said the five were arrested in broad daylight while activists were laying wreaths at the barbed wire barricades outside Parliament but have not been seen since. …
Vocal Africa Alleges Six Activists Missing After Arrest During Gen Z ProtestThe Standard
… Speaking during an interview on KTN, Vocal Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid said many of those arrested were peaceful Kenyans whose only intention was to commemorate those who were killed or injured during the 2024 protests."Most of those arrested either had Kenyan flags …
LSK, lobby groups condemn Gen Z second anniversary arrestsCapital News
… Vocal Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid said the families and supporters of victims would not be satisfied with financial compensation alone, insisting that justice requires criminal accountability for officers responsible for protest-related deaths. …
Activists demand arrest of ‘killer cops’, formal June 25 holiday over 2024 Gen Z killingsThe Standard
… Vocal Africa’s Hussein Khalid insisted that their march on Thursday, June 25 was peaceful and that demonstrators had no intention of engaging in violence. …
'Stop threatening us,' human rights defenders tell policeThe Standard
… said compensation paid to some victims' families did not replace the need for accountability for those responsible for the killings.“We want those killer cops to be removed from the service, they continue to be a danger to Kenyans wherever they are,” said activist Hussein Khalid …
'Killer cops must go', families of Gen Z victims demand on protest anniversaryCitizen Digital
… We are asking the Ministry of Interior they rein in on all the officers involved,” said Vocal Africa Director Hussein Khalid. …
Grieving families demand justice as fuel price hike protest death toll rises to 12The Standard
… Hussein Khalid, a human rights activist and the executive director of Vocal Africa, said failure by the government to acknowledge the violations and commit to taking responsibility raises doubts about honesty. …
Protests reparations plan raises questions over gaps, State honestyKenyan politicians are hiring armed thugs for as little as $4 per day to break up rival rallies and attack protesters ahead of next year's elections, according to a Nairobi-based research firm. Goons, often drawn from impoverished communities, are increasingly employed in dozens or hundreds at a time, with police frequently turning a blind eye.
13 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kenyan politicians are hiring armed thugs for as little as $4 per day to break up rival rallies and attack protesters ahead of next year's elections, according to a Nairobi-based research firm. Goons, often drawn from impoverished communities, are increasingly employed in dozens or hundreds at a time, with police frequently turning a blind eye.
13 July 2026 · The Standard →
Activists and human rights defenders have issued a 24-hour ultimatum for the government to produce Davis Lichuma, a Mathare-based social justice activist who went missing on June 25 during Gen Z protest commemorations, threatening fresh street demonstrations on Tuesday if he is not produced. The demands were made at a press briefing where community members, families of the missing, and rights advocates condemned what they described as a surge in enforced disappearances targeting activists in the Mathare area.
28 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Six people who went missing during June 25 anniversary protests commemorating victims of the 2024 Gen Z protests have been found alive after being allegedly tortured and abandoned in different parts of Nairobi, including Lang'ata Road and Talanta Stadium. Civil rights groups led by Kenya Human Rights Commission and Haki Africa confirmed the findings; the victims were being treated in hospital.
27 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Human rights organisation Vocal Africa has alleged that five activists arrested outside Parliament during Thursday's Gen Z anniversary protests have disappeared, despite the release of more than 200 other demonstrators following court proceedings. The organisation identified the missing activists as Fredrick Ojiro, Colins Ochieng, Muteti Mulinge, Michael Ngige and Ochieng Alam, saying they were arrested in broad daylight while laying wreaths at barbed wire barricades outside Parliament.
26 June 2026 · Capital News →
The Law Society of Kenya and civil society groups have condemned what they described as "collective" arrests during Thursday's Gen Z second anniversary protests, in which more than 350 people were arrested nationwide. LSK has deployed volunteer lawyers to offer free representation to those being charged in various courts.
26 June 2026 · The Standard →
Activists commemorating the June 25 Gen Z protests rejected compensation and demanded the arrest and prosecution of police officers implicated in demonstrators' deaths, along with a national memorial and formal government apology. The demands were made outside Parliament as activists, families of victims, and youth groups laid flowers for those killed during the 2024 anti-government protests.
25 June 2026 · Capital News →
Human rights defenders marching to Parliament in Nairobi on June 25 to commemorate Gen Z protesters killed in 2024 say they continue to face threats and intimidation from police. Activists in Mombasa also report police have warned them against protesting, claiming no notice was submitted, though they say commemorating is their constitutional right.
25 June 2026 · The Standard →
Families of Kenyans killed during June 2024 Gen Z protests demanded the arrest and removal of police officers linked to the deaths on Thursday, after police blocked their march to Parliament where they planned to lay flowers in memory of those killed. They said compensation paid to some victims' families did not replace the need for accountability, though police restricted access to Parliament grounds.
25 June 2026 · The Standard →
Families of those killed during Monday's nationwide fuel price protests are demanding justice, with many victims described as innocent civilians caught in chaos as police battled protesters across the country. The death toll has risen to 12.
19 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights released draft reparations guidelines proposing compensation running into millions for those killed, injured, sexually violated, or forcibly disappeared by state forces, alongside psychosocial support. The public has a 7-day window to submit comments before adoption, offering hope to survivors who have struggled to access justice through costly court processes.
28 April 2026 · The Standard →