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Kenyan police detain protesters at demonstration against forced abductions

Police arrest a protester who chained himself during protests against abductions in Nairobi, Kenya, 30 December 2024. © Andrew Kasuku/AP

Kenyan police have detained demonstrators, including an opposition lawmaker, at rallies protesting against a series of abductions allegedly carried out by security forces. Dozens of Kenyans have reportedly been abducted since youth-led anti-government demonstrations began this summer.

Police fired teargas into a rally to disperse protesters demonstrating Monday in Nairobi, where several marched through downtown, and others staged sit-ins, chanting slogans against the government and holding images of the latest to have been abducted – primarily young people who criticised President William Ruto online.

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