“They want to make it look cheap when we say people who are burning courts, police stations, and businesses with petrol bombs are committing terrorist acts.”
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has defended its decision to press terrorism charges against suspects linked to violent protests.
Terrorism-related charges in Kenya often result in lengthy court battles and, if proven, can lead to substantial prison sentences that effectively silence activists for years.
The Kenyan government is under fire for allegedly misusing terrorism charges to silence and punish Gen Z protesters. Former Chief Justice David Maraga has claimed that President William Ruto is now using the same tactics former President Uhuru Kenyatta used against political enemies. Maraga says the goal is not justice but control. He warned that […]
