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Kenyan rights group raises alarm over ‘abducted’ government critics

THE Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has raised the alarm over the growing number of government critics who have apparently been abducted.

Four people were reported missing over the weekend, bringing the total number of abductions to 82 since anti-government protests rocked the country in June.

Four social media users went missing after they shared AI-generated images of President William Ruto that were deemed offensive by supporters of the government.

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