This archive report was first published on 2 August 2019.
August 2, 2019, marked a year since Kenyan police began allegedly killing young men and boys in Nairobi's low-income areas, according to a report by Human Rights Watch.
The rights group documented at least 21 cases of extrajudicial killings in these areas since August 2018, but believes many more have occurred.
One of the victims was 13-year-old Fedisia Wamburu's son, who was killed in February. She denies that he was a criminal and sees no justification for the way he died.
Wamburu's son was one of seven people killed in a single night in Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi. The victims were allegedly forced to kneel before being shot by police.
Human Rights Watch's lead researcher, Otsieno Namwaya, said that police have not conducted any investigations into the killings, despite the requirement under Kenyan law that any killing by police should be followed by an inquest.
Police have denied committing any crimes, but Namwaya says that their lack of response and failure to conduct investigations is a clear indication of their involvement.
