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Omtatah, activists arrested in protests over abductions

Police lob teargas canisters to disperse youths who had attempted to block Embu Kirituri highway at the busy Kiritiri stage, outside Maguna Dallas Supermarket in Embu. December 30, 2024.[Muriithi Mugo, Standard]

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah and scores of activists were yesterday arrested as they protested against the rising cases of abductions and enforced disappearances of government critics.

The demonstrators had gathered at Aga Khan Walk in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD).

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