Rights Groups Warn of Resurgence of Abductions as Missing Activist Davis Lichuma Found Alive

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The Social Justice Centres Working Group (SJCWG) said Lichuma was found at Kenyatta National Hospital before being transferred to Nairobi Women’s Hospital for urgent treatment after allegedly being tortured and abandoned.

The organisation said his reappearance had intensified fears that enforced disappearances are once again being used to intimidate government critics and protesters.

“We demand an immediate, independent and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his disappearance, the injuries or trauma he may have sustained, and those responsible for his unlawful detention and subsequent abandonment,” the group said.

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According to SJCWG, Lichuma was unable to speak when he was found, raising serious concerns about what he may have endured while missing.

The rights organisation said finding Lichuma alive did not diminish the need for accountability, insisting that those responsible for his alleged abduction, torture and abandonment must be identified and prosecuted.

“The Kenyan public deserves answers: Who took Davis? Where was he held? Who ordered his torture? Why was he abandoned and left for dead?” the statement said.

The case has reignited debate over allegations of enforced disappearances following recent anti-government demonstrations.

Activist Boniface Mwangi, who had earlier called for Lichuma’s release, said the incident pointed to the return of abductions.

“Davis Lichuma was arrested on Gen Z Mashujaa Day, removed from a gazetted police station by Ruto’s rogue police squad, who drive Subarus, mask their faces, and shoot innocent Kenyans, and has since disappeared. It is also very unfortunate that abductions and torture are back,” Mwangi said before Lichuma was located.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya

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