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Government suspends clampdown on NGOs after the police and KRA officers raid AfriCOG offices in Lavington, Nairobi

Police and KRA officers raid AfriCOG offices in Lavington, Nairobi

Hours after police and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officers on Wednesday morning raided Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) offices in Lavington, Nairobi, the Government beat a retreat and acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i asked the NGO Coordination Board to immediately halt its moves against the civil society.

Matiang’i’s order comes in the wake of criticism by international bodies such as the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights and Amnesty International.

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