Overview

• Kenyan authorities report that clashes with security forces have resulted in 11 fatalities and 567 arrests across the country since July 7.
• The KNCHR and KHRC documented police operating without identification and partnering with armed auxiliaries to suppress protests in Nairobi, Eldoret and 15 other counties.
• Demonstrators mobilized over economic hardship, high taxes and concerns about eroding civil liberties, invoking the legacy of the 1990 multiparty democracy movement.
• Major transport routes, schools, hospitals and businesses were forced to close as roads were barricaded and security deployments intensified in urban centers.
• Rights groups are urging President Ruto’s government to end excessive force, guarantee citizen safety and open dialogue to address longstanding political and economic grievances.