Government dismisses involvement in abduction of Kenyans
The government has denied involvement in the alleged abductions of activists, insisting there are no State-sponsored disappearances under President William Ruto's administration...
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The Kenyan government has dismissed allegations linking it to the recent alleged abductions of activists, stating that such practices are not part of its security policy.
- Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo asserted that enforced disappearances are a thing of the past and were more common under the previous administration.
- Mr. Omollo challenged accusers to provide evidence for investigations and suggested some reported abduction cases are fabricated to discredit the current government.
- He urged families of missing persons to report cases to the relevant authorities, emphasizing that there have been no State-sponsored abductions under President William Ruto's administration.
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