11-01-2019 09:54 via kvoa.com

In Kenya, grassroots efforts combat alleged police abuses

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As frustration in Kenya grows over hundreds of alleged police killings and other abuses, the public has begun fighting back. They are forming social justice centers to investigate what they say the government doesn’t.
Many cases have gone unreported, with families suffering in silence, rights activists say. Perpetrators are rarely held accountable.
A civilian oversight authority with the mandate of investigating police abuses says it received 288 complaints last
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