Fifty-four deaths have been recorded and 150 people injured, including police officers, since the election period started, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has said. KNCHR said after the August 8 election, 34 deaths and 90 injury cases were recorded.
“Between October 25-27 during the repeat presidential election, 12 deaths and 60 cases of injuries were recorded,” Kagwiria Mbogori, the KNCHR chairperson, said. Mbogori spoke on Friday in Nairobi while giving the preliminary findings of the October 26 repeat Presidential election that was marred by violence in NASA strongholds.
The commission noted that while some parts of the country proceeded with the polls, some sections of the country embarked on protests and boycotts against the fresh presidential polls. According to the findings, between October 25 and 27, there were 12 deaths were reported, including a minor and eleven men aged between 18 and 45 years.
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