President William Ruto's comments downplaying the scale of abductions and enforced disappearances in the country have drawn sharp criticism.
Speaking during a joint press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Monday, Ruto said all Kenyans previously reported missing under mysterious circumstances had been reunited with their families. "All the people who disappeared or were abducted have been brought back to their homes.
I have given clarity that nothing of that nature will happen again," said the president.
But critics, including former Chief Justice David Maraga, and the families of the missing, dismissed the claims as misleading and insensitive. "Such utterances are deeply hurtful, especially to parents still mourning the loss of their children," said Maraga. "How long shall the lives of innocent Kenyans be so devalued and dismissed?
