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Ruto ignores concerns over abductions

President Ruto with Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) General Charles Kahariri during Jamuhuri Day Celebrations on December 12, 2024 at Uhuru Gardens. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

As Kenya marked 60 years since it became a republic, President William Ruto celebrated progress but failed to address insecurity, abductions and other human rights violations.

The silence comes amid growing number of disappearances and deaths linked to a police crackdown on government critics following protests mid this year.

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