Mathare residents have given Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja 14 days to provide answers over the disappearance of Michael Oloo, Maximillian Kiarie and Abdul Aziz, threatening to stage demonstrations outside his Nairobi office if the government fails to act.

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The residents, led by Utalii Social Justice Centre, issued the ultimatum during a football tournament organised to promote peace and discourage young people from engaging in gang activities.

They demanded that the government urgently locate the missing men and ensure they are brought back alive, while calling for investigations into reported cases of abductions and enforced disappearances.

Human rights activist Irene Nyambega said the community would take its grievances to the streets if the government failed to respond within the two-week deadline.

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“We have given the government two weeks. If they do not give us Michael Oloo, Maximillian Kiarie and Abdul Aziz, we will go to the streets to his office in town,” Nyambega said.

The demands come amid wider concerns over reported abductions and disappearances since the June 25 protests, with human rights groups and families calling for investigations and accountability.

Recently, residents and traders in Eastleigh previously staged protests following the alleged abduction of 33-year-old businessman Shukri Hassan, reported to be the fifth disappearance case in the area within one month.

The demonstrators issued a 24-hour ultimatum to authorities on Thursday, April 2, demanding Hassan’s immediate release and action against the reported abductions.

Family members said Hassan was allegedly abducted on Saturday evening, March 28, in Fedha Estate, within the Pipeline area, by armed men dressed in plain clothes.

The residents’ concerns also come as IG Kanja faces scrutiny over police conduct , including a court case concerning roadblocks erected during the June 25 commemorations.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke