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Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret Dominic Kimengich has asked state agencies to restore order.
Church leaders in western Kenya and National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula have raised concern over the rising political violence at public rallies.
Heavy police presence, mugging, use of teargas canisters and live bullets, paralysis of transport and economy was the order of the day in Kikuyu town.
Suspected goons blocked roads in Kikuyu ahead of Rigathi Gachagua’s rally, burning tyres and disrupting traffic along Southern Bypass, causing major delays and raising security concerns.
Interior PS Raymond Omollo has come under sharp criticism over his association with perceived goons.
Human rights defender Francis Awino assaulted by suspected hired goons who also harassed journalists and disrupted a press conference in Nairobi.
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