As stated in by the European commission, “International humanitarian law is a set of rules that seek to limit the effects of armed conflict. It lays out the responsibilities of states and non-state armed groups during an armed conflict. It defines, among others: the rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian aid in armed conflict.” kenya signed onto the IHL Geneva Conventions in 1949. The Geneva conventions are four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish international legal standards for humanitarian treatment in war.Kenya: Making progress with national implementation of IHL - ICRC

 Since Kenya has signed onto this they are obligated to be following the rules of the treaty. Sadly some things can be easily hidden and not in the light to be seen by others. For the most part kena does follow what they need to follow but there has been recent attacks. In kenya At least 147 people, mostly students, had been killed in an assault by al-Shabab militants on a university in north-eastern Kenya. This was an attack on the people of kenya and the innocent students had to pay the price of this. Not only did they single out these students but they targeted christion students specificallySomali Militants Kill 147 at Kenyan University - The New York Times

The attacks on kenya have been mostly down by the Al-Shabaab terrorist group. And they have affected not just Kenya but Somalia as well. Because of this The African Commission on Humanity is closely monitoring the human rights situation and trying to catch all dangerous activities before anything can happen. Al-Shabaab's Kenyan Ambitions | Crisis Group

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