49 killed by cops since January – civil society

Forty-nine Kenyans have died in the hands of police since January, showing a sustained rise in use of brutal force by security officers against unarmed civilians, civil society groups have said.

Police Reform Working Group, a consortium of 27 human rights organisations, said on Wednesday the deaths at the hands of police are mainly concentrated in Nakuru, which recorded close to half of the deaths, as well as in Nairobi.