Karua warns of rising repression across East Africa
People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has raised alarm over what she describes as a growing pattern of repression and democratic backsliding across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda...
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People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has expressed alarm over increasing repression and democratic decline across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, citing state-sanctioned brutality and shrinking civil liberties.
- Concerns raised about a coordinated trend of state-sanctioned brutality, cross-border abductions, and disregard for constitutional norms during an interview on Spice FM on Monday, December 8.
- Karua cited alleged mass murder during Tanzania’s October 29 elections, police violence during Kenya's 2023 and 2024 protests resulting in deaths, and recurring violence in Uganda during opposition rallies.
- She criticized Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu’s remarks urging countries to "mind their own business," viewing it as contrary to regional cooperation.
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Warnings Issued Over Election Integrity and Democratic Decline in Kenya - December 2025
IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon has issued a stern warning to political actors attempting to influence or intimidate election officials, emphasizing that such schemes are futile in Kenya's transparent system. Separately, People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua expressed alarm over increasing repression and democratic decline across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Karua cited state-sanctioned brutality and shrinking civil liberties as concerns. The integrity of political processes is also being questioned due to the high cost and political motivations behind governors' impeachments, with legal experts noting substantial resources are expended in these trials.
