Ensure Justice in Death of Kenyan Activist

Expand Kenyan activist Caroline Mwatha Ochieng. © Private Kenya’s human rights community was jolted by news earlier this month that relatives had found the body of activist Caroline Mwatha Ochieng at the Nairobi City mortuary. She was last seen at her home in Dandora on February 6 and the family filed a missing person’s report two days later. News of her death on February 12 stoked fears among other activists in the country. Mwatha, 27, will be buried at her husband’s rural home in western Kenya this weekend amidst questions about the circumstances of her death. Police claim Mwatha died after…

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