NATIONAL REPORT 2016 Torture and ill-treatment in kenya Torture in Kenya remains an issue of great concern. The main perpetrators of torture in Kenya are law enforcement agencies i.e. the National Police Service, the Kenya Wildlife Service, the County Law Enforcement Officers, Kenya Defence Force, Kenya Prison etc. In 2015, most torture and related violations occurred during dispersal of peaceful protests against abuse of office by various state officials. The Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) noted with great concern the excess use of force in the dispersal of demonstrators in various parts of the country including the use of live ammunition in such occasions. In 2015 IMLU documented 151 cases of torture and other forms of ill- treatment as shown in the tables below: Gender Numer of cases Male 126 25 Female TOTAL 151 Age Numer of cases 0-20 18 21-35 76 36-50 32 51+ 25 TOTAL 151 page 5