Kenya’s Unanswered Questions About Enforced Disappearances

Nairobi — As the world marked International Day of the Disappeared, Kenya grapples with a shadowy and persistent crisis–enforced disappearances. This harrowing violation of human rights has left countless families in anguish, searching for their loved ones while battling a wall of government denial and indifference.

Enforced disappearance is addressed in international law, specifically the UN’s International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. However,…