Missing Voices Coalition

Also known as: MVC

Missing Voices Coalition — human rights monitoring group documenting enforced disappearances and police-related deaths in Kenya.

2026-06-052026-10-20

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September 2026
4 SeptCapital News
… Amnesty International Kenya said this week that 19 cases of enforced disappearance and 69 police killings had been documented in Kenya in 2026 so far, citing data from the Missing Voices Coalition. …
Murkomen denies parallel police command amid abduction claims
1 SeptThe Standard
… The campaign seeks to draw attention to cases of enforced disappearances and need for urgent legal, policy, and institutional reforms to protect victims and hold suspects accountable.This comes at a time when the Missing Voices coalition documented 19 cases of enforced disappeara …
Calls grow for criminalisation of enforced disappearances, victims protection
August 2026
30 AugCitizen Digital
… But words must now be matched with action.” The organisation cited data from the Missing Voices Coalition showing that six cases of enforced disappearance were documented in Kenya in 2025, alongside 125 cases of police killings. …
Amnesty asks Ruto to act on enforced disappearances as 19 cases recorded in 2026
30 AugCitizen Digital
… According to the Missing Voices Coalition, 196 people have been forcibly disappeared in Kenya between 2019 and 2026 to date. …
OPINION: Action now! Kenya must end enforced disappearances
30 AugCapital News
… Rising cases According to data from the Missing Voices Coalition cited by Amnesty, six cases of enforced disappearance were documented in Kenya in 2025, alongside 125 police killings. …
Amnesty to Ruto: Turn promises on enforced disappearances into action
30 AugThe Standard
… nal security to be exercised in accordance with the Constitution and the law.’’ Amnesty International Kenya noted that six cases of enforced disappearance were documented in Kenya in 2025, alongside 125 cases of police killings, according to data from the Missing Voices Coalition …
Amnesty Kenya urges state to expedite probe into enforced disappearances
27 AugThe Standard
… The Missing Voices Coalition recorded 131 cases of police killings and enforced disappearances in 2025, down from 159 in 2024, though police killings themselves rose 20 per cent even as disappearances fell sharply. …
William Ruto: No Kenyan should die for criticising government
June 2026
28 JunThe Standard
… Enforced disappearances rose 450 per cent in 2024, from 10 cases in 2023 to 55, according to the Missing Voices coalition, the highest number ever recorded in a single year. …
Police probe missing activist as five protesters claim torture
8 JunThe Standard
… According to data compiled by the Missing Voices Coalition (MVC), 49 police-related deaths were recorded between January and May and nearly half occurred last month alone.Four deaths were reported in January, six in February and March each and nine in April before the sharp rise …
May turns deadliest month for police killings this year
5 JunCapital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 5 — May has emerged as the deadliest month for police-related killings in Kenya this year, with twenty-four people killed in incidents involving law enforcement officers, according to new data released by the Missing Voices Coalition. …
May deadliest month for police killings as 24 die in law enforcement incidents

Politics

Cabinet Secretary denies parallel police command structure exists

The News

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has rejected claims that some police units operate outside the authority of Inspector-General Douglas Kanja, dismissing such suggestions as "false propaganda." His denial comes as public concern grows over abductions in Kenya, including the recent case of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich, who was forcibly taken near Nakuru and found hours later in Masinga.

4 September 2026 · Capital News →

Friday 4 September

Cabinet Secretary denies parallel police command structure exists
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has rejected claims that some police units operate outside the authority of Inspector-General Douglas Kanja, dismissing such suggestions as "false propaganda." His denial comes as public concern grows over abductions in Kenya, including the recent case of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich, who was forcibly taken near Nakuru and found hours later in Masinga.
4 September 2026 · Capital News →

Tuesday 1 September

Calls grow to criminalize enforced disappearances in Kenya
Human rights groups are pushing for Kenya to criminalize enforced disappearances and fully implement the Victim Protection Act, 2014, through the Haki Kwa Wote Campaign launched in August. The Missing Voices coalition documented 19 cases of enforced disappearances between January and August 2026, following 55 cases in 2024.
1 September 2026 · The Standard →

Sunday 30 August

Amnesty urges Ruto to act on enforced disappearances, 19 cases in 2026
Amnesty International Kenya has called on President William Ruto's administration to take concrete action against enforced disappearances, with 19 cases recorded in Kenya so far this year. The rights body made the call on International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, urging the government to establish the truth, hold perpetrators accountable, and provide reparations to victims and families.
30 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya must end enforced disappearances, says rights commentary
An opinion piece argues that enforced disappearances in Kenya constitute cruel human rights violations that cause lasting trauma to families and must no longer be treated as isolated incidents. The writer emphasizes that such disappearances—in which state agents or those acting with state acquiescence deprive people of liberty and conceal their fate—demand urgent governmental action.
30 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Amnesty International urges Kenya to address enforced disappearances
Amnesty International Kenya has called on the government to move beyond promises and take concrete steps to end enforced disappearances, establish the whereabouts of missing persons and hold those responsible to account. The organisation welcomed President Ruto's recent acknowledgment of pain caused by past human rights violations but said words must be matched with action.
30 August 2026 · Capital News →
Amnesty Kenya calls for swift justice on enforced disappearances
Amnesty International Kenya has urged the government to expedite investigations into enforced disappearances, establish truth about those who disappeared, hold perpetrators accountable, and provide reparations to victims and families, marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
30 August 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 27 August

Ruto: Kenyans should not die for criticising government
President William Ruto said at Katiba Day on Thursday that no Kenyan should lose their life, liberty or dignity for criticising the Government, expressing dissent, or participating in peaceful demonstration. He acknowledged past crackdowns on dissent and called for independent investigation and accountability for human rights violations, while distinguishing between constitutional protest rights and criminal acts.
27 August 2026 · The Standard →

Sunday 28 June

Police investigate missing activist and torture allegations
Activist Davis Lichuma has gone missing after recent protests near Parliament, while five other protesters arrested during the same June 25 demonstrations were found with torture injuries; police say they are investigating the disappearance and allegations of enforced disappearances and torture.
28 June 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 8 June

May deadliest month for police-related deaths in 2024
At least 24 people were killed by police in May, making it the deadliest month this year, with 49 police-related deaths recorded between January and May according to the Missing Voices Coalition. Twenty-one of the May deaths occurred during police operations tied to demonstrations, including 19 during anti-fuel price protests on May 18 and 19.
8 June 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 5 June

May records 24 police-related deaths in Kenya this year
May was the deadliest month for police-linked killings in 2026, with twenty-four deaths documented by the Missing Voices Coalition—nearly half of the thirty-nine police-related deaths from January through May. Twenty-one of the May deaths occurred during protests, including nineteen during anti-fuel hike demonstrations on May 18–19.
5 June 2026 · Capital News →