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'Better if he was dead': Kenyan mothers search for son year after protests

Susan Wangari Wanjohi, mother of one forced disappearance victim Emmanuel Mukuria Kamau, at her house in Kasarani during an interview with AFP on May 7, 2025. [AFP]

Susan Wangari has lost count of the morgues, hospitals, and police stations she has visited in search of her son, who went missing at the height of Kenya's mass protests last June.

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