Protests against alleged government abductions continue in Kenya, with police detaining demonstrators and using teargas to disperse crowds.
Protesters demanding an end to abductions occupied Aga Khan Walk, staging a sit-in as they call for the release of abducted youths. Kenya n police have detained demonstrators, including an opposition lawmaker, at rallies protesting against a series of abductions allegedly carried out by security forces. Dozens of Kenya ns have reportedly been abducted since youth-led anti-government demonstrations began this summer.
Police fired teargas into a rally to disperse protesters demonstrating Monday in Nairobi, where several marched through downtown, and others staged sit-ins, chanting slogans against the government and holding images of the missing. Officers eventually detained several demonstrators, including opposition lawmaker, Senator Okiya Omtatah Okoiti, who was taking part in a sit-in. Dozens of people were forcibly abducted, allegedly by security forces, since the summer - more than half of them have not been returned. Six people have disappeared since December. Last week Ruto addressed the disappearances saying: 'We are going to stop the abductions so that our youth can live peacefully'
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