NAIROBI, Kenya — The Latest on Kenya’s upcoming election (all times local):3:55 p.m.
Police
in Kenya say they have killed two opposition protesters who allegedly
stormed a police station with farm tools and rocks in the western part
of the country.
Bondo police chief Paul Kiarie says three other protesters suffered gunshot wounds in Siaya County.
Police
in Kenya’s three largest cities also used tear gas Friday on opposition
demonstrations that defied a government ban and pressed for electoral
reforms ahead of fresh presidential elections on Oct. 26.
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Police
have used tear gas on protesters in Kenya’s three largest cities after
opposition leaders vowed to continue with demonstrations to press for
electoral reforms despite a government ban.
Police fired tear gas
at Freedom Park in the capital, Nairobi, where opposition protesters
gathered. Local television showed running battles with stone-throwing
youth in Kisumu, Kenya’s third-largest city.
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