Action alert update

Colleagues eventually traced the three Kenyan civil society activists arrested and beaten outside Parliament buildings yesterday after a nighttime search.

Philo Ikonya was released from Gigiri Police Station last night at
about 11 pm to appear in court this morning. Fwamba N.C Fwamba spent the night in custody at Gigiri Police Station,
while Patrick Kamotho was held overnight at the Central Police
Station. All three were beaten up while in custody.

They were charged this morning at the Chief Magistrates Court
(High Court buildings Nairobi), Thursday February 19th 2009, with taking part in an unlawful assembly. The court released them of a cash bail of Ksh Ten Thousand each, which their colleagues are making arrangements to pay to facilitate their release.

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