Editorial: Probe claims of police excesses in swoops

Kenya: Residents of Eastleigh have raised complaints of harassment and intimidation against the police and linked the force with actions that undermine government efforts to fight rampant crime and terrorism.

Once a bustling business district, Eastleigh has been reduced to a shell of itself following a concerted security operation by the government to flush out suspected Al shabaab insurgents and aliens who entered the country illegally. It should not be lost on us that the operation was classified as ethnic stereotyping by some Muslim leaders who threatened to break ranks with the government.