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| Kenya opposition vows ‘will not relent’ as eleven die in poll protests |
| 2017-08-14 |
| [DAWN] NAIROBI: Kenya’s defeated opposition coalition vowed on Saturday they would not halt their bid to overturn a "sham" election result, which sparked violent protests that have left 11 people dead. Protests flared in opposition bastions as soon as President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the victor on Friday night after an election his rival Raila Odinga claimed was massively rigged. Kenya is no stranger to post-election violence, and scars still run deep from a disputed 2007 vote which led to two months of ethno-political festivities, leaving 1,100 dead and 600,000 displaced.However protests remained isolated on Saturday, with several hundred demonstrators engaging in running battles with police who quickly dispersed what Interior Minister Fred Matiangi referred to as "criminal elements". |
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