Kenyan Police Kill Two Protesters, Siaya County
Category: Unrest
Severity: 3 (Moderate)
Source: Drum Cussac
10/14/2017 (Kenya) - According to local media reports on Saturday, 14 October, police in Siaya have shot and killed two opposition protesters who allegedly threw rocks at a police station. The incident occurred in the Odinga stronghold of Siaya County in western Kenya. A statement by the national police spokesman claimed a crowd of about 2,000 people threw rocks at the police station and robbed shops, leading to the shooting, which is being investigated. This demonstration defied a new government ban on opposition protests.
Travellers should exercise a heightened level of situational awareness in Kenya at this time due to the elevated tensions around the election rerun. Travellers should monitor local media sources to remain apprised of any planned or spontaneous demonstrations in their particular area of operations. All demonstrations and political gatherings should be avoided due to the risk of exposure to potential crowd disturbances and incidental violence as well as security forces crowd dispersal operations.
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