One person was killed and 22 others – including four schoolchildren– injured when police and Opposition protesters clashed in Kisumu and Homa Bay.
The protests resumed after the closure of a dialogue window declared by CORD leader Raila Odinga two weeks ago. The 10-day window period was marked by hardened positions by the two rival coalitions, dashing any hopes of a political deal. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have maintained their position that any discussion on the electoral agency must be within the law.
Similar protests against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) took place in Migori, Busia, Kakamega and Siaya counties. But Kisumu bore the brunt of the demonstrations that left the city in total shut-down. Until late in the evening, sporadic shots could still be heard in some parts of the city.
The dead man, identified only as ‘Mwala’, a water vendor at the Kisumu Bus Park, was shot in the chest along Angawa Street as the protesters danced and chanted anti-IEBC slogans. He died on the spot and police later foiled an attempt by other demonstrators to carry his body to the IEBC offices. His body was later taken to the Kisumu County Hospital mortuary.
The protests resumed after the closure of a dialogue window declared by CORD leader Raila Odinga two weeks ago. The 10-day window period was marked by hardened positions by the two rival coalitions, dashing any hopes of a political deal. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have maintained their position that any discussion on the electoral agency must be within the law.
Similar protests against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) took place in Migori, Busia, Kakamega and Siaya counties. But Kisumu bore the brunt of the demonstrations that left the city in total shut-down. Until late in the evening, sporadic shots could still be heard in some parts of the city.
The dead man, identified only as ‘Mwala’, a water vendor at the Kisumu Bus Park, was shot in the chest along Angawa Street as the protesters danced and chanted anti-IEBC slogans. He died on the spot and police later foiled an attempt by other demonstrators to carry his body to the IEBC offices. His body was later taken to the Kisumu County Hospital mortuary.
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