HAKI Africa and Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) organisations have said that action should be taken against any police officer caught using unnecessary excessive force or breaking the law while dealing with juvenile gangs in Mombasa and Kwale County.
In a joint press statement on Wednesday, March 26, the human rights organisations said that the police should follow the law and respect human rights while dealing with the accelerating rate of youth gangs in Mombasa and Kwale counties.
The organisations said that the police should only use a firearm if the lives of the police are in immediate danger as they deal with the gangs. "The escalating insecurity situation has left communities living in fear, with reports of violent robberies and assaults.
As human rights organizations, we stand firmly against all forms of violence and call on the national police to ensure the safety of citizens," the statement read.
