The over 28 deaths recorded in the aftermath of Kenya’s general elections are to be investigated, according to officials in that country.
On Thursday the Kenya police monitor announced that it has started investigating the deaths following disputes over the election results.
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Already a probe has been launched into the death of a young girl and a baby allegedly killed by the police.
The head of the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA) Macharia Njeru, told Reuters that “Investigation teams have already started work. All the post mortems that are being carried out on anybody who may have died … we are attending.”
Violence broke out shortly after election results were announced in Kenya last week when opposition leader, Raila Odinga and his coalition party disputed the results that saw incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta winning by 1.4 million votes.
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Mr. Odinga has already announced he will be challenging the results at the country’s Supreme Court.
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IPOA was established by the government in 2011, after police drew criticism for killing many protesters after the disputed elections of 2007.
The watchdog has another 47 cases in court.
Source: Africafeeds.com
