Nine people were on Tuesday charged with taking part in an unlawful assembly during Monday\u2019s CORD protests against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).<\/p>\n
They appeared before Principal Magistrate Joyce Ndagani who freed them on a bond of Sh10,000 or a cash bail of Sh2,000.<\/p>\n
They were part of demonstrators who defied a police warning not to take part in the demonstrations and were dispersed with teargas and water cannon.<\/p>\n
Three people were killed in Kisumu and Siaya during the protests calling for the removal of IEBC Commissioners.<\/p>\n
According to the police, two of the people were shot by Administration Police officers who responded during an attack on their camp in Siaya.<\/p>\n
A statement from Police Headquarters said the officers were acting in self defence after the mob attempted to set ablaze IEBC and sub-county offices.<\/p>\n
Five other protesters were shot and wounded by prison warders who accused demonstrators of trying to free some 35 dangerous criminals who were being ferried from a court in Kehancha to Migori.<\/p>\n
One other person died while undergoing treatment in Kisumu after falling on the tarmac as the mob there fled from police officers.<\/p>\n
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Source: AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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