Kenya: Attack on Nairobi Hotel

Expand Burning cars outside the DusitD2 complex, which was under attack in Nairobi on January 15, 2019. © 2019 Twitter (Nairobi) – Kenya’s government should put victims front and center in its response to the January 15, 2019 attack on the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should ensure that the crime is investigated promptly and that those responsible are brought to justice. “We condemn this horrific attack in the strongest terms,” said Otsieno Namwaya, Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. “Justice for the victims and their families means fast and…

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