Kenya: Rights Groups Say Suluhu Setting Up Kenyans for Xenophobia, Denounce ‘Unfounded’ Protest Claims

Nairobi — Three leading human rights organizations have expressed deep concern over statements by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and other senior officials suggesting that foreign nationals, particularly Kenyans, were responsible for the deadly violence that erupted after Tanzania’s disputed October 29 elections.

In a joint statement issued Friday in Nairobi, VOCAL Africa, Defenders Coalition, and Amnesty International Kenya said the claims were “unfounded,” warning that they could…