The President of Kenya reaffirmed last month his vow that there would not be extrajudicial executions in his first year in office in 2022.
The President also praised young people who peacefully participate in national politics.
But extrajudicial executions, according to human rights organizations, have escalated, particularly since the protests started.
The violent suppression of the protests resulted in the deaths of at least 39 persons. Even after the protests ended, there have been alarming deaths recorded.
The disappearance of young activists continues. Then their bodies are discovered in thickets and dams.
Nine bodies were recovered from a dumpsite in Nairobi’s Mukuru slum on Friday. Sacks have been used to wrap the bodies. While some were decaying, others were still fresh.
Some had burns, according to witnesses and police. Their bodies appeared to have been killed somewhere else and disposed of close to the Kware police station.
As President William Ruto recently stated, any life lost must concern all of us.
The nation’s capable institutions ought to inform Kenyans of the identity of the person killing these youths.
It is the responsibility of the Kenya Police Service, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, and other security organizations to put an end to these massacres.
They will be considered accountable as well, unless they find and stop the killing squads.
