Rights groups claim Ruto ignored promise on extra-judicial killings

IMLU executive director Peter Kiama (left) with Wilfred Happy Olal during the release of the report on police brutality. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

The civil society has raised concern over rising cases of extra-judicial killings under the Kenya Kwanza administration that rode to power on the platform of zero-tolerance to human rights violations.

The promise to respect fundamental rights, according to human rights groups rating the performance of President William Ruto's government one year in power, has been broken with numerous cases of extra-judicial killing, enforced disappearance and torture being recorded.