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Kenya rights activist shot dead Kenya rights activist shot dead
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A prominent human rights activist has been shot dead as he drove his car in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.A prominent human rights activist has been shot dead as he drove his car in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
Oscar Kamau Kingara - an outspoken critic of the government's alleged practice of extra-judicial killings - was murdered along with a colleague.Oscar Kamau Kingara - an outspoken critic of the government's alleged practice of extra-judicial killings - was murdered along with a colleague.
Witnesses said his car had been "sprayed with bullets" by gunmen. There are reports of student clashes with police near where he was killed.
A UN report last week called for Kenya's top policeman and the attorney general to resign for failing to address police impunity.A UN report last week called for Kenya's top policeman and the attorney general to resign for failing to address police impunity.
Police crackdownPolice crackdown
Two cars blocked Mr Kingara's car and then "two men emerged from the two cars and sprayed the vehicle with bullets", Jackson Oyelo, a witness said. Two cars blocked Mr Kingara's car and then "two men emerged from the two cars and sprayed the vehicle with bullets", eyewitness Jackson Oyelo told AFP news agency.
There are reports of disturbances around the area where Mr Kingara, who founded the Oscar Foundation Free Legal Aid Clinic, was shot. University students clashed with riot police, with students refusing to release the blood-spattered car and the two bodies to police, according to a report on the Associated Press.
His organisation published a report last year, which said that 8,040 young Kenyans have been executed or tortured to death since 2002 in a police crackdown on an outlawed gang known as the Mungiki. Mr Kingara's Oscar Foundation Free Legal Aid Clinic published a report last year, which said that 8,040 young Kenyans have been executed or tortured to death since 2002 in a police crackdown on an outlawed gang known as the Mungiki.
Earlier on Thursday, members of the Mungiki sect had led protests against police violence in the capital Nairobi and other towns.Earlier on Thursday, members of the Mungiki sect had led protests against police violence in the capital Nairobi and other towns.
'Law unto themselves''Law unto themselves'
Last week, the UN published a report by investigator Philip Alston which said that police abuses in Kenya were both systematic and widespread.Last week, the UN published a report by investigator Philip Alston which said that police abuses in Kenya were both systematic and widespread.
The UN envoy, who was invited to Kenya by the government, described the Kenyan police as a law unto themselves and said they often killed with impunity.The UN envoy, who was invited to Kenya by the government, described the Kenyan police as a law unto themselves and said they often killed with impunity.
Mr Alston said police commissioner Major General Hussein Ali should be sacked and also urged Attorney General Amos Wako to quit.Mr Alston said police commissioner Major General Hussein Ali should be sacked and also urged Attorney General Amos Wako to quit.