Kenyan police

Teargas, clashes ahead of Kenyatta inauguration in Kenya

Nairobi - Muslimchronicle

Kenyan police fired teargas and clashed with both ruling party and opposition supporters ahead of the swearing in as president of Uhuru Kenyatta after two disputed polls that have left the nation deeply divided. Police attempted to prevent opposition supporters from gathering for a rally in the capital, prompting running battles, an AFP reporter said, while Kenyatta supporters clashed withRead more

3 killed as Kenya police, protesters clash during elections

Nairobi - Muslimchronicle

Kenyan police on Thursday fired bullets and tear gas at stone-throwing protesters in some opposition areas during the repeat of the disputed presidential election, reflecting bitter divisions in a country whose main opposition leader urged followers to boycott the vote. Three people were killed in protests, a police source said: One in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu County, another inRead more

Kenya police use teargas, shoot in air during opposition march

Nairobi - Muslimchronicle

Kenyan police fired teargas and shots in the air on Monday as hundreds of demonstrators marched through the capital Nairobi to protest against proposed legal changes that would make it harder for the Supreme Court to annul an election. Reuters television footage showed a sport utility vehicle ploughing into some of the protesters, severely injuring three, but it was notRead more

Kenya police say shot dead two knife attackers at polling station

Nairobi - Muslimchronicle

Kenyan police said Wednesday they had shot dead two attackers who stormed a polling station where election results were being tallied in the southeast of the country. "Our officers killed two of them and we are looking for others who escaped," Tana River regional police chief Larry Kieng said of the five men armed with knives who stormed the HolaRead more

Two protesters shot dead in Nairobi slum

Nairobi - Muslimchronicle

Kenyan police shot dead two protesters in the capital's flashpoint Mathare slum Wednesday, as unrest broke out after opposition accusations the general election was rigged, a senior officer told AFP. "They were part of a group that was protesting in the area and officers were sent to quell the chaos," the officer said on condition of anonymity. "We are toldRead more

US slams excessive use of power by Kenyan police forces

Nairobi - Arab Today

The United States condemned on Tuesday the excessive use of forces by the Kenyan police forces against opposition protesters. The United States deplores the excessive use of force by the Kenyan security services and the violence around the demonstrations on May 16 in the vicinity of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) offices in Nairobi and other cities, theRead more