Browsing: Kenya human rights issues

• Meg Whitman, the US envoy to Kenya, has resigned with one year left in her term.
• Whitman became the second female American ambassador to Kenya.
• Despite her accomplishments in economic diplomacy, Ambassador Whitman faced sustained criticism of her stance on sensitive issues such as corruption, police brutality, and extrajudicial killings.

Meg Whitman, the US envoy to Kenya, has tendered her resignation with one year left in her term amid criticisms over her handling of human rights issues in the country. This resignation comes a week after Donald Trump returned to the White House and also comes on the back of sustained calls from angry Kenyans for her ouster. In a statement to newsrooms, Whitman indicated that she had already submitted her resignation to President Joe Biden.

“Today, I announced to my team at the US embassy that I submitted my resignation to President Biden,” the statement read in part. “It …