Kenya: Rights groups warn of growing 'goon' culture
"Whenever there is high political contestation in Kenya, there are things that happen to human rights and democratic freedoms that we find abhorrent," he said, warning of "the proliferation of goonism" by individuals allegedly paid to violate the rights of others for political gain.
Kenyan human rights organisations are warning of an alarming rise in the use of hired gangs—commonly referred to as "goons"—by political actors seeking to intimidate rivals, disrupt demonstrations and suppress civic activism ahead of the country's 2027 general elections.
A long history of political violence The use of politically mobilised youth groups is not new in Kenya.
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