President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration has made human rights defenders' work unbearable. An international human rights lobby says this is so despite the Constitution expanding guarantees to fundamental rights. This is captured in a 50-page report dubbed 2017 Elections: Broken Promises Put Human Rights Defenders At Risk. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders said rights defenders are treated as enemies of the state. "It is fundamental that Kenyan authorities, especially in view of the upcoming elections, publicly recognise the essential role played by human rights defenders," the report says.

Source: The Star May 03, 2017 18:33 UTC