Lobby group wants Dialogue Committee to discuss police brutality

Amnesty International Executive Director Irungu Houghton gives his presentation before the Senate ADHOC Committee investigating the Shakahola deaths at Parliament on July 5, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Amnesty International Kenya now wants the National Dialogue Committee (NDC) to prioritize the discussion on police brutality during the just-ended anti-government protests.

In an open letter to the Clerk of the National Assembly on September 7, the organization's Executive Director Irung'u Houghton shared issues that they believe are of concern to the public.