Amnesty Kenya Executive Director Houghton Irungu was on Tuesday arrested while participating in the currently happening End Femicide protests in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD).
In a video shared by Amnesty Kenya on X, the plain-clothed officers are captured forcefully taking Irungu away as fellow Kenyans unsuccessfully try to pull him away.
The end femicide March started with reports of teargas to scare away the protestors, live updates from social media have confirmed that police and plain-clothed individuals suspected to be police officers have begun arresting the protestors.
Media personality Adelle Onyango who has been actively posting updates on the protests also reported witnessing a similar arrest.
Law Society of Kenya has since urged the police to stand down and let Kenyans exercise their rights to protest.
