Kenya: Protests Turn Deadly After Election

Kenyan police have fired live rounds at anti-government protesters in Nairobi, as unrest broke out in several cities over election results. Opposition leader Raila Odinga claims he has evidence the vote tally was hacked.

As many as four protesters were reportedly killed as election-related violence erupted across Kenya and the opposition claimed massive vote rigging. Two protesters were shot dead in the Nairobi slum of Mathare, with reports of police firing live rounds also coming from the opposition stronghold of Kisumu, in western Kenya.

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