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Melissa Chemam with RFI

Kenya rights groups decry abductions as government cracks down on protests

Protesters seen during an anti-government demonstration over tax hikes in downtown Nairobi, on 2 July 2024. AFP - KABIR DHANJI

Kenyan police have arrested more than 270 people who, they said, were masquerading as protesters and suspected of going on a criminal rampage during anti-government rallies in the country. Human rights organisations denounced what they say is "excessive repression".

After two weeks of protests against a new tax law, dozens of Kenya activists have been abducted, rights groups say, while some now demand President William Ruto's resignation.

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