Overview

• Protests to mark the July 7 pro-democracy anniversary drew few participants in central Nairobi as authorities blocked key access routes.
• Journalists observed police deploying tear gas and water cannons to disperse small clusters of demonstrators in the capital.
• An armed gang attacked the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights headquarters on July 6 during a press conference denouncing state violence.
• Observers report continued use of paid militias working with security forces to intimidate activists and stoke fears of enforced disappearances.
• Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the United Nations have urged independent, transparent investigations into recent fatalities and mass arrests.