Families came together to draw strength from each other and demand accountability and justice Families of victims of enforced disappearances marked the day with a demand for truth and accountability for missing loved ones.They also asked the government to act quickly and enact the Enforced Disappearances Act as a safeguard.Mary Getitia and her daughter Grace pour over the only tangible memento of their kin. For the last two and a half years, this is what has kept them going: the photo and hope that springs eternal. Eternal hope that their son and brother will one day walk back into this home.Dennis Chege is one of the over 30 people who disappeared at the height of the 2024 anti-finance bill protests....his mother says he joined the protests despite her objections.Monica Mwende's brother too has been missing since June 2024, taken by masked men...the toll of his disappearance continues to biteOn Sunday, as the world marks the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, these families came together to draw strength from each other and demand accountability and justiceThe victims' families, alongside Amnesty International, are now asking the government to move beyond rhetoric and take action to end enforced disappearancesThe families of the victims are also faulting the government and, particularly, the panel of experts on compensation for demonstrations and public p...
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