Emma Elfversson

Jun 26, 2024 | theconversation.com | Moina Spooner |Douglas Lucas Kivoi |Emma Elfversson |Gedion Onyango |Kamau Wairuri |Kristine Höglund | +3 more

Kenya’s police are being criticised for their violent response to protests over the past week against government proposals to . Hundreds of thousands of people, across 35 of Kenya’s 37 counties, have poured out onto the streets in opposition to the tax hikes. The police have reacted with force, using live bullets and tear gas. At least five people are known to have been killed and hundreds have been injured. The reaction by the police force didn’t come as a surprise.

Jan 15, 2024 | phys.org | Kristine Höglund |Emma Elfversson

Across the African continent—from Nigeria and Ghana to South Africa—widespread protests have taken place to demand police reform in the wake of police misconduct and brutality. A continent-wide survey done in 2022 shows very low trust in the police and a prevailing perception of the police as the most corrupt among key institutions.

Jan 14, 2024 | theconversation.com | Kristine Höglund |Emma Elfversson

Across the African continent – from Nigeria and Ghana to South Africa – widespread protests have taken place to demand police reform in the wake of police misconduct and brutality. A continent-wide survey done in 2022 shows very low trust in the police and a prevailing perception of the police as the most corrupt among key institutions. Low public trust in police poses a serious problem for the most central state institution tasked with upholding law and order.