The results of the clashes between the police and supporters of Raila Odinga on Wednesday July 12 have been revised upwards: nine dead, including five in the suburbs of Nairobi, and more than 300 arrests. The Kenyan National Human Rights Commission denounces the use excessive force from the police.
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With our correspondent in Nairobi, Florence Morice
Kenyan police have come under heavy criticism since Wednesday and the violence that marred the day. Throwing stones and looting on one side, tear gas and live ammunition on the other.
The Independent Police Oversight Authority announced Thursday, July 14 the opening of an investigation. It must relate to deaths » attributed to « bullet wounds “, according to the police inspection, but also on other incidents. For example, the police are accused of having used tear gas in a school in a slum of the capital, so that around fifty students had to be hospitalized. The police, however, specify that of the nine people killed, one lost his life during clashes between rival groups not far from Kisumu, stronghold of opponent Raila Odinga.
Prosecutions
As for the more than 300 people arrested, according to the Ministry of the Interior, they are Kenyans who “ directly or indirectly planned, orchestrated or financed the demonstrations “. Among them is a deputy and they will be prosecuted “, promises Minister Abraham Kithure Kindiki, who denounces a “ widespread violence “and promises to end” to the culture of impunity “.
Despite this heavy toll, the opposition promises a new day of mobilization on Wednesday and not to give up before winning the case on the issue of purchasing power.
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