Kenya's Ruto Faces Pressure to Contain Rise of Goonism After Church Attack | Firstpost Africa

Kenya is facing a terrifying political crisis as a wave of targeted violence, locally known as 'goonism,' sweeps the nation. Pressure is rapidly mounting on President William Ruto as opposition leaders, human rights organisations, and the clergy accuse his administration of outsourcing violence to hired gangs to silence democratic dissent. The outrage peaked following a brazen attack at Nairobi’s All Saints Cathedral, where armed men on motorbikes disrupted a public budget forum, beating and robbing citizens. Security analysts are now drawing chilling parallels to Haiti, warning that politicians are creating an 'uncontrollable monster' ahead of next year's high-stakes election. Investigation exposes a 'rate card' showing vulnerable youth are recruited for as little as $4 a day to break up rallies. As the threat of informal repression escalates, human rights advocates are demanding immediate police reforms to prevent a total security collapse. Also on the show: US Praises Somalia's Response To Flag Desecration Incident Africa's Online Shopping Revolution: Hidden Pipeline Connects Shoppers To Amazon, Walmart FIFA: Senegal's Football Head Blames Coach's Pay Dispute For World Cup Exit --- Kenya Crisis | William Ruto | Nairobi Church Attack | Kenya Politics | Africa News | Human Rights | Kenya Violence | Firstpost | Firstpost Africa | Alyson Le Grange #kenya #williamruto #nairobi #africa #churchattack #firstpost #firstpostafrica #alysonlegrange Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    / @firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Website: https://www.firstpost.com Follow Firstpost on Instagram:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Facebook:   / firstpostin   Follow Firstpost on X:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...