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Abductions, killings leading rights violations in 2025, KNCHR says

KNCHR during the release of the State of Human Rights Report for December 2024 to December 2025 in Nairobi, on December 9, 2025. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]

At least 661 complaints of rights violations and 15 abductions linked to security officers were reported between December 2024 and December 2025, according to a Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) report.

Right to life was ranked among the most abused, with 57 deaths occurring within the period.

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