REFLEXIVE PEACE PRACTICE (RPP) PROJECT

Kenya’s elite security units successfully protected the northern border by neutralizing 11 al-Shabaab militants in Mandera County during the week. The state heavily locked down major cities to suppress the July 7 Saba Saba protests, drawing strong condemnation for the decrease of democratic freedoms. Domestic tension heightened over the weekend with deadly, localized political clashes in Kisumu and disruptions in Nyahururu, forcing the police to issue an emergency warning against rising political hooliganism.