Brethren,

If the heading above bothers or jolts you, this petition is for you. Please hear us out, you could be the one who makes a difference and saves innocent lives. Only we can save us, we are the ones to initiate change before others step in to help. Evil triumphs when good people do nothing and we cannot be bystanders as innocent, weak, and vulnerable Kenyans face existential threats from their own leader, President William Samoei Ruto. 

 Most Recent update (Alfred Ojwang’s MURDER): For perspective, this is an update of a incident (one in thousands) to illustrate the atrocities perpetrated upon innocent Kenyans by the Ruto regime. On Friday June 6, 2025, eight (8) senior Kenya Police Officers were dispatched from the capital city Nairobi to Homa Bay county, 350 Kilometers away, to arrest 31-year-old Alfred Ojwang for supposedly posting defamatory information on the X (formerly Twitter) about Deputy Inspector Police Eliud Sang. Mr. Sang is Ruto’s henchman from his ethnic Kalenjin backyard strategically placed in the police service to safeguard Ruto’s hold on power and has been accused of leading Ruto’s secret police responsible for the murders, kidnappings, and disappearances of thousands of innocent Kenyans.

 

 

 

Anyhow, the Police accosted Alfred Ojwang at his parents’ home as he was preparing to eat lunch with his parents. They snatched him from his parents’ arms and drove him back 350 kilometers to Nairobi and MURDERED him. The National Police tried to explain away the murder by blaming the victim, claiming that he committed suicide. It also turns out he did NOT post the defamatory information that cost him his life, he was framed by an increasingly paranoid Ruto regime. Listening to his father’s heart wrenching rendition of his son’s fate and the murder so vile defies any sense of humanity,

 

 

 

Albert Ojwang's father speaks as autopsy reveals what killed his son in police custody.

Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident but the epitome of the atrocities that have been meted upon thousands of innocent unarmed Kenyans by Mr. Ruto's regime at his behest to silence dissent. We call upon all Kenyans to band together and rise to rescue Kenya from Ruto’s murderous grip. This we should do like our lives depend on it because they do. Kenyans are understandably apoplectic as this could be the grain that breaks the camel's back, change must happen NOW, Kenya protests erupt after activist Albert Ojwang dies in police custody

Kenya is a country that has known relative peace since independence with intermittent flashpoints of violence occasioned by electioneering, mainly presidential elections. In all the skirmishes that took root in 1992, the common denominator in virtually ALL the violence has been none other the current President Mr. William Samoei Ruto in one form or another, as an instigator, organizer, coordinator, commander, and implementor. There comes a time for accountability and for William Ruto, the time is past due, it is NOW.  

Ruto’s bona fides as a brutal warlord span over a period of three decades since 1992 and he has left a trail of death and destruction in his wake for which he has never been held personally accountable. Consequently, he has been emboldened and left to his own devices, he will continue committing atrocities. To him, killing human beings is a sport that he deploys willy nilly, with stealth, experience, and state powers with precision and gets away with it. Again, he will not stop on his own volition, he MUST be stopped and held personally accountable. To that end, we call on the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to formally open an investigation of crimes against humanity in Kenya and Mr. Ruto’s role in those atrocities as president. It is important to note that Mr. Ruto has once before been charged with Crimes Against Humanity (murder, deportation or forcible transfer of population and persecution) at the ICC for his role in the 2007-2008 PEV of which witnesses against him were killed, disappeared, intimidated and interfered with, resulting in dismissal of charges without trial, Termination of Ruto and Sang case at the ICC: Witness tampering means impunity prevails over justice again. This is a call to action, to end bondage of millions of Kenyans to Ruto by standing up with thousands of murdered victims and their families in Kenya for justice for their loved ones. We ask all like-minded people of conscience to support this petition for the investigation, indictment and prosecution of Kenya’s President Mr. William Samoei Ruto for Crimes Against Humanity.

In Kenya today, there are no safeguards against the excesses of state police powers tightly wielded by Mr. Ruto. The once formidable Kenyan Parliament that checked the excesses of the Executive has been relegated to puppet and rubberstamp status. MPs and Senators are bought and paid for and are beholden to Mr. Ruto. Similarly, the once assertive opposition led by Mr. Raila Odinga is a shell of its old self, Mr. Odinga has been coopted to do Mr. Ruto’s bidding and has become complicit in the atrocities committed by Mr. Ruto. Simply put, Kenyans are on their own in this quest for justice and to end the looming annihilation of dissenters. 

ICC Chief Prosecutor as Ruto’s lead defense Counsel –   Right, wrong, or indifferent, most Kenyans believe that a major reason why their vulnerability is exacerbated in the wake of Ruto’s renewed human rights abuses with impunity is because they have no recourse against him because he (Ruto) is shielded from accountability by the ICC Chief Prosecutor, Mr. Karim A. Khan who was his defense lawyer at the ICC in 2007-2008 PEV charges against him (Ruto).

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sense of helplessness and hopelessness among Kenyans over Ruto’s impunity is reasonable and justified because he projects an uncommon aura invincibility that simply sends the signal to Kenyans that they have NO RECOURSE against him and that he can do as he pleases just as before; murder, kidnap, and disappear innocent Kenyans and get away with it. 

Why it matters NOW 

In 2007 Odinga, supported by Ruto, headed the opposition against incumbent Mwai Kibaki and when Kibaki was declared the winner, both men (Odinga and Ruto), in concert, declared a civil war, the 2007-2008 Post-Election Violence which resulted in at least 1133 deaths, 900 cases of sexual and gender-based violence, 663,921 displaced persons, numerous victims of grievous harm and destruction of property. As stated above, Ruto was charged at the ICC but charges against him were subsequently dismissed.  20 years later, Kenya is in eerily similar circumstances again; the campaigns for 2027 general elections in Kenya are already underway albeit prematurely, the only difference this time is that Ruto and Odinga are now in charge.

Just as they did in the lead to 2007 general elections, Mr. Ruto and Mr. Odinga have joined hands again to retain power. The country, already impaired by lawlessness, is precipitously and dangerously descending into anarchy, and many lives are at risk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ruto has staffed security apparatus with a disproportionate number of his tribesmen and tribeswomen in strategic supervision positions, they are the ones who oversee the perpetration of crimes in the guise of “national security”. The odds of fair investigations and adjudication of crimes are stacked against the victims, stated differently, the government of Kenya is designed in such a way that renders holding perpetrators accountable for the atrocities they commit overwhelmingly unlikely if not IMPOSSIBLE. They cannot investigate themselves, it is an exercise in futility, a fool’s errand. Ruto is emboldened because he believes nothing will be done about it, he appears to have immunized himself against any repercussions against him including by the International Criminal Court (ICC) whose Chief Prosecutor Mr. Karim Khan, was his defense lawyer in his (Ruto’s) first indictment of Crimes Against Humanity for his role in the 2007-2008 Post Election Violence (PEV). Kenyans need protection from Ruto's bondage and atrocities NOW, not later. We implore the International Community and the ICC not to look the other way but to play their prophylactic role of mitigating harm to innocent Kenyans by opening investigations into atrocities in Kenya and holding Mr. Ruto accountable for his role thereto as president.   

Crimes against Humanity in Kenya under President William Ruto

Unlike 2007 when Ruto was in opposition when he perpetrated the PEV crimes, he is now President and since ascending to the Presidency in August of 2022, Mr. Ruto has presided over the most brutal regime in independent Kenya. His regime has initiated, advanced and carried out murders, kidnappings, and disappearances of unarmed, defenseless, and vulnerable Kenyans at an unprecedented scale. These victims’ crimes are merely engaging in lawful dissent to Mr. Ruto’s draconian government measures that have deprived them of their futures. Kenyans are sick and tired of institutionalized corruption that permeates government ministries and departments. It is a cancer that has metastasized in Kenya and has robbed Kenyans of once promising livelihoods and relegated them to penury, his poor governance has resulted in the near collapse of the economy, education, law and order, among others. 

Led by Gen Zs, Kenyans have openly voiced their opposition to Ruto who in turn has responded by unleashing brutal force to quell their dissent. Thousands have lost their lives, many more have been abducted and remain unaccounted for, disappeared, and presumed dead. He has put the country on edge and teetering on collapse. In one of his moment of candor during a presser with the visiting Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ruto slipped up in response to a reporter’s question and effectively admitted to his role in the atrocities when he proclaimed that all abducted civilians had been returned to their families and that he had ordered an end to the kidnappings, President Ruto says abductees have been 'returned to families' - The Standard. Unfortunately, that was not only FALSE that they had been returned to their families but also many others have been slaughtered, arguably on his orders as illustrated below. 

2024 GEN Z Murders after US trip – Soon after returning to Kenya from the State visit to Washington DC, USA, Mr. Ruto encountered strong opposition to a new tax hike measure he was pushing in Parliament, the “2024 Finance Bill”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The public, led by youthful Kenyans, the “Gen Zs”, went to the streets nationally protesting against Ruto’s tax hike agenda and he responded by unleashing the Police and the Military against them. The brute force unleashed against them included shootings with live bullets and resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Kenyans, many more still missing, unaccounted for, and presumed dead. Bodies of some of those reported missing were found in forests, abandoned quarries, and mortuaries, showing signs of torture, with some mutilated and dismembered. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) reported that hundreds of young Kenyans under the age of 35 died of gun shots to the head, back or other vital organs while many others were kidnapped and missing. 

Multiple documentaries have attributed the murders to Ruto including the most recent by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The extrajudicial killings became a globally recognized flashpoint that negated Kenya’s once stellar reputation as an oasis of peace and stability, Behind the Protests Mask in Kenya, Extrajudicial killings, Abductions and Court Sanctioned Militarization of the Freedom to Demonstrate.  Ruto deflected the blame to distance himself and his role in the murderous rampage to others, Ruto paints Kenya as democracy while crushing Gen Z protests. 

Kidnappings and Disappearances – Ruto has turned Kenya into the kidnapping capital of Africa. Spooked by the protests and waning public confidence in his leadership and the ensuing crackdown of the Gen Zs, Mr. Ruto followed it up with a sustained spate of abductions, disappearances, extrajudicial killings, unlawful detentions, among other atrocities against young Kenyans to permanently silence them, Kenya: Security Forces Abducted, Killed Protesters | Human Rights Watch. It is believed that he set up a Secret Police unit only answerable to him and a handful of aides. Many of the kidnapped are presumed dead but the public is too scared to speak up. A recent news article reported that mortuaries, especially the Nairobi City mortuary is, for the first time ever, at full capacity with unclaimed bodies,  Drama as City Mortuary declines to receive unidentified bodies delivered by police. The kidnappings ignited widespread domestic and international uproar and whereas they appear to dissipate, they are very much alive, Accountability Gone Missing in Kenya.  Mr. Ruto has become increasingly paranoid and mortally scared of dissent from any quarter and has ordered a crackdown on dissenting voices to silence them by way of kidnappings, arrest and prosecution on spurious trumped charges and planted evidence. The media is not spared either, recently, filmmakers who produced and released the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary of the Gen Z murders mentioned above were arrested and face 10-year imprisonment, State links four filmmakers to BBC story, seeks 10-year jail term, Sh20m fine | Daily Nation. The world, including the United States, took notice of the atrocities and cautioned Ruto to stop the atrocities, Abductions must end! US joins calls for respect for rule of law in Kenya. Abductions must end! US joins calls for respect for rule of law in Kenya.  

2007-2008 Post election violence in Kenya – This sad episode followed the disputed Presidential elections between incumbent President Mwai Kibaki and Mr. Raila Odinga. Both sides were accused of rigging election results in their strongholds. Mr. Ruto was a high-ranking lieutenant to Mr. Raila Odinga and after President Mwai Kibaki was announced the winner, both Odinga and Ruto retaliated by leading a tribal civil war i.e., Post Election Violence (PEV) that resulted in the killing and displacement of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, mainly of Kikuyu and Kisii ethnic groups living in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Ruto was the warlord overseeing and coordinating the ethnic cleansing by deploying the militia he controlled. One incident that caught the world’s attention was the burning alive of Kikuyu Christian women children, and men at KIAMBAA Church in Ruto’s hometown of Eldoret, 'We told them to come out of the church, but they locked the door ... So we burned them'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mob Sets Kenya Church on Fire, Killing Dozens. Only after the United States, the United Nations, and other European nations intervened that the carnage stopped, by then damage was already done. 

International Criminal Court (ICC) – Ruto was subsequently indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Crimes Against Humanity for the violence he orchestrated in the 2007-2008 Post Election Violence (PEV). He was not remanded to the ICC custody pending his trial, but instead he was roaming free, during which time virtually all the witnesses against him at the ICC were eliminated (killed/disappeared), Kenya 'ICC defence witness' in Ruto's trial killed and this How individuals linked to 2007/08 ICC cases died mysteriously; and  Kenya: ICC Defendant Found Dead, among a plethora of others. There are multiple accounts detailing Ruto’s role in the PEV and the aftermath. He and his fellow indictee Uhuru Kenyatta closed ranks to show peace between the warring tribes, ran and won the presidency in 2013. It was all superficial, public charades and tomfoolery to beat the ICC charged and it worked for them. Their camaraderie did not last once in office as President and Deputy President.

These victims and their families need justice: 

The families of the following victims DEMAND and DESERVE Justice, nothing less, and we owe it to them to demand it as well and to deter further atrocities:

1.  Evans Kiratu, 24: Murdered-after he was hit by a tear-gas canister during the anti-Finance Bill dubbed “Gen Z Occupy Parliament” demonstrations 25th June, 2024. Buried already and Family and Human rights defenders demanding for justice to prevail
2. Kennedy Mwangi Njeru, 28: Murdered -was shot in the head and the back before he died on 25th June, 2024 in Nairobi. Body Buried , Family still seeking for justice from Kenya Government but in vain,
3. Abdi Kadir,24: Shot in the head on 25th June 2024 and died later on 16th July, 2024 while undergoing treatment in a Nairobi Hospital
   25th June,2024. Human rights defenders want the police involved be charged and prosecuted over murder.
4. Rex Kanyike, 26: Shot and Killed by Police during protests on June 20, 2024. He was the first to be murdered by police during demonstrations against Finance Bill 2024 20th June, 2024 Human rights activists still seeking for justice to Rex Family.
5. Erick Shieni, The Nairobi University student was murdered by police after being shot outside Parliament during the protest on June 25th, 2024. Family still questing for justice to prevail over killing of their son
6. David Chege, Murdered -Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology JKUAT student was shot and killed outside Parliament 25th June, 2024. Family and human rights defenders still demand justice for Chege
7. Beasley Kamau, Went missing during the protest. The body was found later on 26th June, 2024 at City Mortuary after a long search.
   26th June,2024. Public outcry intensified by family and Beasley's family against the government’s handling of the June protests.
8. Ibrahim Kamau Wanjiru,19: Murdered…He was among thousands who stormed Parliament urging MPs to vote against Finance Bill that would raise taxes. His life was cut short by two gunshot wounds to the neck 25th June, 2024. Buried already as families seek for justice from the government.
9. Kennedy Onyango, 20: Shot 8 times and killed by police during the anti-tax protests in Nairobi 25th June, 2024. Buried as family continues to seek justice for their son.
10. Brain Kamau, 28: Abducted from their house at Githurai by people believed to be police officers. 26th June,2024. Still Missing as family and friends continue to search for him/his body. Police have been silent since then
11. Bob Njagi, Still Missing --after they were abducted on 19th August 2024 by police when they presented a notification letter for their anti-government protests at Kitengela Police station. August, 2024 The family is still waiting for their son. Police silent on the matter.
12. Aslam Lonton, Still Missing ---Was abducted by plainclothes officers along with his brother Jamil on 19th August, 2024 at Kitengela Nairobi. 19th August, 2024 Search still on .No word from police.
13. Jamil Longton, Still Missing ---Was abducted-by plainclothes officers along with his brother Aslam   on 19th August, 2024 at Kitengela Nairobi.19th August, 2024. Search still on.
14. Mohamed Ramadhan Goti, 26: Still Missing ...The Student never returned home from the anti-government protest on June 25, 2024. Body still missing as family and human rights defenders demand justice for the Mohamed’s family.
15. Kevin Namukhongo,19: Still missing…. He was arrested by police on 25th June along Magadi Road and taken to Rongai Police station along with other protesters who were later moved to Kiserian Police Station. 25th June, 2024. Family still search for him. He is nowhere to be traced after police claimed to have left him behind at Rongai Police Station.
16. Peter Kamau Kameri, 26: Murdered --Kamau, a handcart pusher went to protest on June 25 and never returned. 25th June, 2024. Family seeking for justice.
17. Celine Dion, 20: Still Missing….She was abducted on June 27, and taken to different police stations in Nairobi. Since then her whereabouts remain unknown. 27th June, 2024. Family still seeking for justice from the government.
18. Salim Abubakar, 21: Murdered….The student joined protests on June 25 and was last seen around 4pm on that day by other protesters, but never returned home. 25th June, 2024. Family still demanding for justice to prevail against police officers involved in the killings.
19. Yusuf Yakub, 19: Murdered …Was abducted by people believed to be police officers during protests on July 7, 2024 in Rongai Town. 7th July, 2024. Family still seeking for justice.
20. Brian Musila, 24: Murdered---A witness said Musila was shot by police together with a middle-aged dreadlocked man at the Mausoleum after protesters brought the wall down. 25th June, 2024. Family still trying to trace whereabouts of his body. 
21. Lorrine Akinyi, 25: Murdered…Lorrine was shot in the stomach near the ribs, killing her instantly on Tom Mboya Street on June 25, according to her friend. 25th June, 2024. Family still seeking for Justice.
22. Denzel Onyango, 23: Still Missing….The quantity survey student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology was last seen in a self-recorded video during the storming of Parliament on June 25. 25th June, 2024. Family still searching for his body while they seek for justice to prevail
23. Brian Amulele, Killed ….was among 2 suspected protesters in Nyaenda and Nyamasaria,  Kisumu County who were shot and killed by police during anti- government protests in 2023. June ,2023. No action taken as families continue to call for justice.
24. William Amulele: Killed ---Was a brother to Brian.. They were beaten and later succumbed to their injuries. June, 2023. No action taken as families continue to call for justice.
25. John Owiti: Murdered--He was also shot while he was in his restroom of his home in Nyalenda. June, 2023. No action taken as families continue to call for justice.
26. Goerge Oduor: Shot and injured by police during anti finance bill 2023 protests in Nairobi. July, 2023. He is still seek for justice and accountability for the abuses tey suffered in the hands of security officers.
27. Davji Bhimji: The Secretary General of the Kenya Medical Practioners and Dentists Union was shot and injured with a tear gas canister at close range while he was leading a peaceful protests in Nairobi. 29TH February 2024, No action taken against the officer to date. 
28. Emmanuel Biggi Tata: Murdered. He was shot from behind through and killed instantly during protests against Finance Bill 2024 on Tom Mboya Street on June 25. 25th June, 2024. Family still seeking for justice for their son. 
29. Joash Ombati, 36: Murdered …was shot and killed by police during protests in Mombasa. 27th June, 2024. No action taken yet as family continues to demand for thorough investigations into the killings.
30. Brian Lamaiyan Kasaine, 23: Murdered..Brian was shot dead by police during protests at Kitengela , Nairobi. 25th June, 2024. Family and Human rights defenders still calling on police to account for Brian and other protesters deaths.
31. Austin Makhoha: Shot and killed during protests in Nakuru statehouse. 25th June, 2024. Family are yet to get justice for their son’s death.
32. Kelvin Madanga: Killed by police. 25th June,2024. Family calling for justice to prevail.
33. Kevin Mwawasi: Shot by police along Parliament building.26th June,2024.
34. Anthony Kamau: Shot and killed by police in Rongai. 26th June, 2024.
35. Mathew Njoroge: Shot and killed by Police. 26th June, 2024.
36. Erickson Kyalo Mutisya: Shot and killed by police. 25th June, 2024.
37. Erick Kayoni Kyeni: Shot and killed by police. 25th June, 2024
38. Denis Otieno Oduor: Murdered ..was shot  by police on the head and died at Coast General hospital , Mombasa. 26th June, 2024.
39. Anthony Macharia Mwangi, 17: Shot and killed. 27th June, 2024. No action from the state as family continue to demand for justice.
40. Duncan Onsongo: Shot and killed by police. 25th June, 2024.
41. Ernest Kanyi: Shot and killed by police. 26th June, 2024.
42. Wilson Sitati: Shot and killed by police. 26th June, 2024.
43. Kennedy Odhiambo Maina: Shot and killed by police. 25th June, 2024.
44. Kevin Ochieng: Shot and killed by police. 27th June, 2024.
45. Benard Mungai Nduati: Shot and killed by police. 27th June, 2024.
46. Cholding Malang: Was shot and killed during anti-government protests in Eldoret town. 26th June, 2024.
47. Clinton Mwavali: Shot and killed by police. 26th June, 2024.
48. David Shaban Baraza: Shot and killed by police. 26th June, 2024.
49. Francis Kipkorir Sawe: Shot and killed by police. 27th June, 2024.
50. Benard Kiplangat: Shot and killed by police. 27th June, 2024.
51. Brian Kimathi: Shot and killed. 25th June, 2024.
52. Chris Gitonga: Shot and killed by police. 26th June, 2024.
53. Carlton Mwangi: Shot and killed by police. after being hit on the head by tear-gas canister. 27th June, 2024.
54. Brian Ezra Odhiambo: Among those killed in Rongo, Homabay protests. 27th June, 2024.
55. Denis Juma: Killed by Police after he was shot by a tear-gas canister in Embu town. 26th June, 2024.
56. Phantaleo Nakara: TZ national,Murdered. This Tanzanian national was shot and killed by Police at around Sunbeam area in Nairobi. 25th June, 2024.
57. Braxton Omae Mogesi: Murdered after being shot on the head by Police officers during the protests. 27th June, 2024.
58. Benscot Onyango: Shot and killed by police. 26th June, 2024.
59. John Boldras: Killed by Police. 26th June, 2024.
60. Timothy Muchui Kalenywa: Shot and Killed by police. 27th June, 2024.
61. Wycliffe Kane Mwende: Killed by police. 26th June, 2024.
62. Daniel Kaikai: Shot and killed by police. 26th June, 2024.
63. Timothy Miheso: Shot and killed by police.. 26th June, 2024.
64. Charles Owino: Shot and killed by police.. 27th June, 2024
65. Alex Mutati: Shot and killed by police. 29th June, 2024.
66. Denis Libanga: Shot and killed by police. 29th June, 2024.
67. Shaguille Obienga: Shot and killed by police. 26th June, 2024.
68. Abdikadir Saadia: Shot and killed by police. 26th June, 2024.
69. John Musili Mulwa, 26: Murdered..He was shot dead during the protests at Mukuru pipeline, Nairobi. 27th June, 2024. Family still seeking for justice.
70. Reagan Ouko: Shot and killed by police. 27th June, 2024.
71. Ian Ochieng Juma: Shot and killed by police. 26th June, 2024.
72. Tillen Odhiambo: Shot and killed by police. 26th June, 2024.
73. Isaac Njunguna Mbugua: Murdered..He was shot and killed along Kiambu –Nairobi road in Kiambu. 26th June, 2024.
74. Samuel Mutisya: Shot and killed by police. 27th June, 2024
75. And many more, kidnapped, missing, disappeared and presumed dead....