Bodyguard of Kenyan Cabinet Minister Killed in Fracas

Author:
Kenya Citizen TV
Publisher:
Kenya Citizen TV
Publication Date:
4 October 2012
Tags:
Kenya, Conflict, Peace and Security, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution

Fisheries Minister Amason Kingi's bodyguard and three other people died after a campaign rally turned violent when a group of youths disrupted it and attacked the Minister's entourage. The attackers are said to have been chanting slogans warning that there will be no elections at the coast, a demand that has been associated with the Mombasa Republican Council.

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