Kenya rights groups say protesters found dumped, tortured after arrests

Six found and one missing, NGOs say, after arrests at memorial gatherings for protesters killed in 2024.Six people who were found “abandoned by the roadside” in Kenya allege that they were “beaten” and subjected to “torture” after they were arrested during a memorial gathering for protesters killed in 2024, rights groups say.Kenya" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153951" data-entity-type="organization">Amnesty International Kenya said on X on Saturday that the six Kenyans – Collins Ochieng, Muteti Mulinge, Michael Ngigi, Elisha Alam, Fredrick Ojiro and Christine Walubengo – went missing after being arrested on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Kenya braces for return of Gen Z protests – how did they begin?list 2 of 4Two years on, Kenyan families still seek justice after Gen Z protestslist 3 of 4Kenya arrests more than 350 as people mark anniversary of deadly protestslist 4 of 4Kenya’s Kandie gets seven-year ban for doping violationsend of listThe six were found “dumped” in different parts of Nairobi on Saturday morning, but one protester remains missing, the Kenya-human-rights-commission" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="153950" data-entity-type="organization">Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) added.“Three more comrades have been found dumped. Together with the three who were found earlier, they report being brutally assaulted by police while in custody,” KHRC said in a post on X.“Meanwhile, Davis Lichuma remains forcibly disappeared. His whereabouts are still unknown,” it added.Amnesty Kenya said the group is “currently receiving medical treatment after alleging that they were beaten and subjected to torture while in custody”.About 355 people were arrested across the country on Thursday, according to Kenyan Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen, as demonstrators marked the second anniversary of a 2024 protest where 60 people were killed by security forces.Many appeared in court on Friday.The six protesters were arrested outside Parliament and were unreachable since Thursday, as rights groups called for their immediate release.They were found with injuries and rushed to hospital, local media reported.