Six Kenyans who were found 'abandoned by the roadside' allege they were 'beaten' and subjected to 'torture' after being arrested during a memorial gathering for protesters killed in 2024, rights groups say.

Amnesty International Kenya reported on Saturday that the six – Collins Ochieng, Muteti Mulinge, Michael Ngigi, Elisha Alam, Fredrick Ojiro and Christine Walubengo – went missing after being arrested on Thursday.

The six were found 'dumped' in different parts of Nairobi on Saturday morning, but one protester, Davis Lichuma, remains missing, according to the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC).

'Three more comrades have been found dumped. Together with the three who were found earlier, they report being brutally assaulted by police while in custody,' KHRC said in a post on X.

Amnesty Kenya said the group is 'currently receiving medical treatment after alleging that they were beaten and subjected to torture while in custody'.

About 355 people were arrested across the country on Thursday, according to Kenyan Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen, as demonstrators marked the second anniversary of a 2024 protest where 60 people were killed by security forces.

Rights groups are calling for an immediate, independent investigation into the alleged torture, noting that Kenya has a long history of police violence and enforced disappearances.

At least 127 people were killed during protests in Kenya in June-July 2024 and during a similar period in 2025, according to a police watchdog, as security forces shot protesters with near-total impunity.

Source: www.aljazeera.com