{"id":106497,"date":"2024-12-30T10:03:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/khrc-condemns-rutos-confession-on-abductions-says-he-is-unfit-for-office\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T10:03:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:03:34","slug":"khrc-condemns-rutos-confession-on-abductions-says-he-is-unfit-for-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/khrc-condemns-rutos-confession-on-abductions-says-he-is-unfit-for-office\/","title":{"rendered":"KHRC condemns Ruto\u2019s \u2018confession\u2019 on abductions, says he is unfit for office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 30 \u2013 The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has condemned President William Ruto\u2019s recent \u201cconfession\u201d to orchestrating abductions of dissenting voices in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The commission described the revelation as a \u201cdamning admission\u201d and warned that it further exposes Rito\u2019s \u201cunfitness for public office,\u201d equating such actions to tyranny rather than democratic governance.<\/p>\n<p>KHRC\u2019s statement on Monday came amid rising cases of reported abductions in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p> Rights defenders and a section of opposition leaders have blamed the government for a crackdown on critics.<\/p>\n<p>Five individuals have gone missing in December alone under mysterious circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) Saturday revealed the reported disappearances of Billy Mwangi, Peter Muteti Njeru, Bernard Kavuli, satirist Gideon Kibet (also known as Kibet Bull), and his brother Ronny Kiplagat, brought he total number of cases reported since June to eighty-two.<\/p>\n<p>KHRC endorsed KNCHR\u2019s position even as it accused the President of leading a systematic clampdown on freedom of speech and political dissent through fear and force.<\/p>\n<p>The commission warned Ruto\u2019s consistent use of such tactics to silence opposition undermines Kenya\u2019s democracy and its commitment to human rights.<\/p>\n<p>The group called for the unconditional release of all abductees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe demand the immediate release of all abducted Kenyans under Ruto\u2019s command who are being held in undisclosed locations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The KHRC encouraged all Kenyans to participate in the #EndAbductionKE protests, stating that this is a crucial moment for every citizen in the fight for justice and accountability within the nation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 30 \u2013 The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has condemned President William Ruto\u2019s recent \u201cconfession\u201d to orchestrating abductions of dissenting voices in the country. The commission described the revelation as a \u201cdamning admission\u201d and warned that it further exposes Rito\u2019s \u201cunfitness for public office,\u201d equating such actions to tyranny rather than democratic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106497\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}