When Kenyan President William Ruto took office in 2022, he pledged to end police brutality. Three years on, he has instructed officers to shoot violent protesters "in the leg".

Kenya’s pro-democracy anniversary protests on June 7, 2025, were marked by violence, looting and vandalism. Following these ...

Vantage with Palki Sharma Kenya faces escalating violence as President William Ruto orders police to curb protests with force. Amid rising death tolls and over 500 arrests, Ruto’s toughest remarks yet ...

The Kenyan diaspora has issued an urgent appeal for calm, justice, and reform in response to the escalating violence and lawlessness witnessed in the country over recent weeks.In a strongly worded ...

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has confirmed that nearly 1,500 people have been arrested in connection with the widespread violence and destruction reported during protests on June 25 ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s president on Wednesday broke his silence over recent anti-government protests that left dozens dead, ...

At least 38 people were killed at anti-Government protests commemorating a 1990 uprising against autocratic rule in Kenya, ...

On Monday, as anti-government protests swept across parts of Kenya, 12-year-old Bridgit Njoki sat watching television in her ...

Protesters braving police batons, water cannon and occasional bullets on Kenya's streets this week have taken up a rallying ...

The death toll from antigovernment protests in Kenya has surged to at least 31 people, the country’s human rights commission ...

Police shooting of Boniface Kariuki last month sparks mass grief and anger over state-sanctioned police brutality.

Instead of listening to protesters’ grievances, Ruto’s government is repressing them. That’s a bad sign for the health of ...