At least 53 unarmed protesters were arrested across the country throughout the day, according to the state-funded Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). Opposition lawmaker Okiya Omtatah and Reuben Kigame – a blind gospel singer and one-time presidential candidate – were among those arrested on Monday, KNCHR said. High court directiveDespite promising to put an end to the wave of alleged abductions, Ruto on Saturday did not admit government involvement in the dozens of cases of missing people. Daniel Irungu/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockAmnesty said police had denied lawyers access to the arrested demonstrators in Nairobi and Mombasa, in violation of Kenyan law. “After the finance (bill) protests in June, that’s when this started – the crackdown,” Emmanuel Ong’ao told AFP.

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Persons: William Ruto, Okiya Omtatah, Reuben Kigame –, –, KNCHR, Omtatah, ” Protesters, Ruto, Daniel Irungu, Shutterstock, Irungu Houghton, “, ”, Faith Odhiambo, Peter Muteti, Bernard Kavuli, Odhiambo, ” Emmanuel Ong’ao Organizations: CNN, Kenyan, Kenya National Commission, Human Rights, Agence France, Nairobi Central Police, Amnesty, Shutterstock Amnesty, Central Police, Amnesty International, Kenya’s Law Society, Police, Security, Monday, AFP Locations: Kenya, Nairobi, East, Mombasa, Eldoret, Amnesty International Kenya