Kenya: Human Rights Organisations Call for Swift Action After Gangs Increase in Coast

HAKI Africa and Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) organisations have said that action should be taken against any police officer caught using unnecessary excessive force or breaking the law while dealing with juvenile gangs in Mombasa and Kwale County.

In a joint press statement on Wednesday, March 26, the human rights organisations said that the police should follow the law and respect human rights while dealing with the accelerating rate of youth gangs in Mombasa and Kwale counties.

The…