Goons, gangs: What Homa Bay violence signalled about Kenya’s 2027 elections

Stop Kenya’s slide to 2027 apocalypse, wanton attacks on media are sure sign

Homa Bay is a small town on the shores of Lake Victoria. Imagine a goon leader summoning hundreds of thugs to a dusty open ground behind the shops, barking orders at them on their assignment the next day, and arming each of the men with a panga. Imagine police and intelligence in the town have no idea of what is going on. Yet, for days, prominent local politicians have been warning an opposition group against holding a rally in the town and issu…

Goons, gangs: What Homa Bay violence signalled about Kenya’s 2027 elections

Kenya is facing a growing problem of violence perpetrated by gangs, groups of youths and others co-opted by political elites and commonly referred to as ‘goons’.