Violent Kenya protests

Police were accused by the Kenya National Commission of Human Rights of beating subdued protesters in the capital city of Nairobi on May 17. Protesters had gathered to call for electoral reform.

On June 6, two people were killed and five people were wounded, including a 5-year-old, when police opened fire on people protesting perceived electoral fraud in the city of Kisumu in western Kenya. However, a protest in Nairobi that same day was peaceful.