Cases in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are a fear of a regional trend

Kenya suffered from a recent wave of repression by braiding his reputation for democracy in East Africa.

Critics fear that he slides along the path of his neighbors – Uganda and Tanzania, both are famous for being cleared of dissent.

Kenya’s laws are widely considered more progressive – especially in protecting fundamental freedoms as the right to protest.

But Kenya witnessed an increase in repressions in actions – the last example – Murder at least 10 people on nationwide demonstrations against President William Ruto’s Government While he tried to ban live television and radio production.

“Rogue regime” – announced the headline of the respected standard newspaper of Kenya, when he noted that the youth flooded the streets in memory of those who were killed a year ago in mass demonstrations against taxation, but “instead of listening to the ears, they were met by wire, armored contracts and cold repression.”

But as far as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kipchbama Murkamena, the police showed “excellent restraint” when they thwarted “coup attempts”.

“We condemn criminal anarchists who, in the name of peaceful demonstrations, unleashed a wave of violence, robbery, sexual attack and destruction of our people,” he said, accusing the rally of the police station and suffered 300 officers.

However, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) condemned the police for a protest.

“Unnecessary aggression and rough force, which ended with a meaningless loss of life and meaningless destruction of property, do not have a place in a free democratic society,” the statement reads.

The repression occurred only in a few weeks 31-year-old blogger and teacher Albert Oywang died in custody. He was arrested after he was charged with defamation of a senior police officer – and died in the detention of an attack wound, revealed.

His death has caused a small protest in the Nairobi capital, which police clapped, and a street seller who was caught in CrossFire – shot at a close distance, fought for his life in the hospital.

LSK declared its shooting as an insurmountable “any sane democracy”.

His comment brought sharp attention to the fact that Kenya risks losing his status democracy, which many Tanzanians and Ugandians were jealous – and caused inspiration.

The Tanzanian political analyst Nicodemus Mind said that there was a “gratitude” of the Kenyans’ ability to speak the truth among the Tanzanians for a long time. ”

This was an opinion that was shared by the chief leader of the Opposition Tunda Tund Fox, who said the BBC last year that “we did not strongly press the democratic reform.”

“What Kenya has done to build his democratic space is what we need to do,” he said.

Miraculously, he endured an attempt at the assassination attempt after he was shot 16 times in 2017, the fox became a symbol of state repression in Tanzania.

He is currently in prison accused of treason for the thickening of his supporters under the slogan “Without reforms; no elections.”

The government saw this as Liss’s attempt to start an uprising – and he risks being convicted when he was convicted.

The 57-year-old opposition leader sees his detention as an attempt by the Cham Cham Mapinduz (CCM) party, which was in power after independence in 1961, to re-proceed to victory in the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for October.

This perception has been reinforced that his Chadem’s party was prohibited the challenge of the poll After he refused to sign the Electoral Code of behavior, which is believed to undermine his right to agitate.

The opposition in Uganda sees himself in a similar situation, emphasizing that President Johovers Museveni has been in power for almost 40 years and – – – Along with his son Muhuzi Cainerba, who heads the army -In the beginning of 2026, in the beginning of 2026, there were cracks in political competitors.

Uganda Besige’s opposition politician has been imprisoned since November, and the government wants to try it for treason in a military court after charge of his plan to overthrow the government – the accusation he denies.

Despite the fact that Kenya has an independent judiciary and regular elections that lead to a change in power, Martha Caroua is one of the most respected human rights lawyers, the former Minister of Justice and the leader of the small opposition party – believes that democracy is threatened in all three East Africa countries.

“We look at the regional crisis – not in the economic crisis, not in the crisis of trade, but the democracy itself,” she said at a recent press conference.

Activists like her, disturbed by the fact that Last year more than 80 Kenyans were abducted People who have never identified themselves, causing concerns that it was the last government strategy to crush the disagreement after protests over steps to increase taxes among the crisis of life.

There is also evidence that Kenya is no longer a safe shelter for Ugandians and Tanzan, and security agencies are obviously conspired to crack the opposition.

Besigye was in Nairobi on launching the book in November when he disappeared – Only through four days in the military court of Uganda.

Uganda’s government has accused him of trying to agree on weapons in Kenya to start rebelling home and stated that he had been arrested in a cross -border operation conducted with knowledge of Kenya’s special services.

Initially, the Kenya government denied this, saying that it did not know about Uganda’s operation on his land, although Kenya’s Foreign Minister recently told local media that “there were certain problems” about Besige’s visit to Kenya and “he had to go.” He did not specify.

Approximately two months after the test of Bessige, the expelled Tanzanian activist Maria Sarun, she said that she had been abducted by armed men in Nairobi, who, fortunately, was released for a few hours.

Ms. Teache said Her choked and suffocated by four attackers who made her into the vehicle.

“I am sure that the reason for the abduction was to access my social media and (out) the work I do,” she said when her kidnappers continued to ask how to unlock her phone.

Ms Tsehai is an unwavering critic of President Tanzania Sulu Hasan himself, and accused her of the return to the country of “tyranny”, despite promising reforms when she took over 2021 after the death of her authoritarian predecessor John Magfuli.

Carois stated that, despite the “retreat” of democracy and human rights in East Africa, there was little concern at this international level when the African union “silent”, the United Nations offered “rhetoric – and not the deportation”, while the United States – “self -proclaimed freedom champion”.

Tanzania deported Carois and two Kenyan activists when they flew to the country to show solidarity from the foxWhile the Kenyan activist Boniface Mvangi and Uganda Agatater Atuhor were detained after being allowed to enter.

After their release, Both accused the Tanzanian police of sexual abuse.

Tanzania police have denied the allegation, but President Samia issued a major warning among the crisis on the detention and deportation of foreign activists.

“If they were held in their country, let them not come here to intervene. Let’s not give them a chance. They have already created chaos in their country,” she said.

To disappointing the activists, the President of Kenya Ruto did not condemn the abuse and instead apologized to the Tanzanian government.

“For our neighbors from Tanzania, if we somehow offended you, forgive us,” he said.

“If there is something that Kenyans did, this is not the case, we want to apologize.”

Machai Mununo, Kenyan Professor on International Relations, told the BBC that the apologies of Ruto followed his “perceived inability to keep people (Kenyans) in control.”

He added that the Tanzania government became a “trembling” potential influence of Kenyan activists on the October elections, the Ruto government under pressure on “holding violators”.

For Kenyan activists, repressions in the three states simply strengthen their determination.

Mr Mwwangs, one of the most famous human rights defenders in Kenya, summed up, saying: “If these people are united in the oppression of their citizens, then we must be combined in the fight to remove them from power.”