Scenes from outside the AfriCOG office in Lavington [Photo/Twitter]Following the raid of Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) offices in Lavington, Nairobi,  Secretary Fred Matiang’i ordered the NGOs Coordinating Board to cease any moves against the organization.The Internal Security CS has received a lot of complaints from foreign leaders such as The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Amnesty International.AfriCOG board member Maina Kiai questioned the need for tax authorities had to bring three so many law enforcement officers."They say they have got a search warrant but the search warrant does not name AfriCOG. The order does not specify what they are coming to do," he said as reported by The Standard.AfriCOG had been accused by NGOs Coordinating Board for not registering as an NGO and for using illegal bank accounts.Plans to shut down AfriCOG took place a day after Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) had received the same treatment.The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein lambasted the acts on AfriCOG and KHRC.

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