Kenyan Protests Turn Deadly Amid Police Overreach and Lawlessness

The recent protests that swept across multiple cities in Kenya took a deadly toll, with at least ten confirmed dead, twenty-nine injured, and thirty-seven arrested according to Kenya’s National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). What stands out sharply is not just the casualties, but the blatant disregard for legal constraints by local authorities amid the turmoil.Despite clear orders from the High Court mandating that all police officers managing demonstrations must wear official uniforms and be identifiable at all times, on-the-ground reports reveal the opposite. Officers were seen operating in plain clothes or with faces covered, using unmarked vehicles—practices that undermine...