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What Dutch royal couple's visit portends for Kenya's justice bid

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Maxima greet Chief Justice Martha Koome during the Royal couple's visit at the Supreme Court in Nairobi on 20th March 2025 [David Gichuru,Standard]

The visit of the Dutch royal couple provided another opportunity to alert the international community that accountability and justice for the 65 dead young protesters, the 89 who were abducted and those still injured like Nyerian Brian Mwangi, remain unaddressed.

It also created a moment to test whether the Netherlands could combine a respect for human rights and democratic governance and their business and trade interests in Kenya. Initially planned for last year, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima's state visit was postponed presumably to avoid the optics of teargas, abductions, distress and death.

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