Unidentified gunmen have stormed the compound of Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto’s home in the western county of Uasin Gishu, reports say.<\/p>\n
The Daily Nation newspaper said assailants overpowered a police officer at the gate and entered the compound.<\/p>\n
The attackers are still in the home and more officers have arrived, it says.<\/p>\n
Several gunshots have been heard. The Star newspaper said the attack took place shortly after Mr Ruto left for a campaign rally in western Kenya.<\/p>\n
He joined President Uhuru Kenyatta in Kitale town.<\/p>\n
Mr Kenyatta is seeking re-election next month.<\/p>\n
While Kenya’s 2013 elections passed relatively peacefully, there was serious post-election violence following the 2007 polls, which left over 1,000 people dead and 600,000 displaced from their homes.<\/p>\n
However, experts say they do not expect to see the same level of conflict following the 8 August vote.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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