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9 Sep 2021

Kenya: Prominent environmental activist Joanna Stutchbury killed after receiving multiple death threats from developers

On 15 July, 2021, prominent environmental activist Joannah Stutchbury has been shot dead near her home in Kenya amid her campaign against the development of wetlands in a national park. Stutchbury had vocally opposed attempts by powerful local businessmen to encroach and build on the nearby Kiambu forest, and had received multiple death threats in the past.

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