Africans Rising together with 400 African and Diaspora CSOs have expressed concern about the events that have recently unfolded in Kenya following the protests against the 2024 Finance bill.
The CSOs have strongly condemned Kenyan President William Ruto and his administration’s handling of recent protests.
The letter notes that “even though the protests have abated, concerns remain that participantsin the protests do not feel safe”. It mentions the track record of Kenyan security forces following up on organisers of protests, intimidating, abducting and abusing their human rights, and cautions the government that the coalition will monitor and take on anypost-protest acts of abuse.
"We believe that in the spirit of Ubuntu, whatever affects one African affects all Africans" the letter said.
The letter makes the following specific demands of the Ruto government to stop killing the protesters,Stop the abductions of protesters, produce all those who have been abducted, investigate and punish perpetrators and desist from such acts, Respect the human and constitutional rights of protesters.
The letter has also demanded that all those who have been arrested for protesting must be released immediately and unconditionally.
The letter said Instead of confronting protests with violence, the government can respond to the protesters' demands against over-taxation, corruption and misgovernance.
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