The African Youth Cafe calls on the police and other security agencies to conduct themselves impartially, professionally and observe the Constitutional Standards and Principles of Human Rights as required of them by Article 244 of the Constitution. The police must isolate the criminal elements who may infiltrate peaceful demonstrations. The use of force by security officers should be a last resort and must be necessary and proportionate.
Statement On The Protests Against Enforced Disappearances And Abductions in Kenya
The Youth Cafe would like to commend protestors for the peaceful manner in which they conducted themselves during the demonstrations. Protestors generally conducted themselves with restraint despite the provocation, arrests and brutality meted by the police officers who lobbed teargas to disperse peaceful demonstrators