Kenya: Migori Calm as Police Disperse Demonstrators in Third Wave of Protests

Migori — Migori witness's calmness on the second day of Azimio protests.

Calmness has returned in Migori, Awendo and Rongo towns as the country enters the second consecutive day of the Azimio demonstrations.

A spot check on the busy Migori-Kisii and Isebania highway showed majority of the businesses are still closed with little movement of people being witnessed.

Majority of The public Service vehicles (PSV) remain grounded in various safe places like petrol stations across the town.

The police have managed to remove erected stones and burning tyres that were place on the road during the night by the demonstrators with the aim of paralyzing transport in the busy Migori-Kisii and Isebania highway.

The police moved in town as early as dawn break and managed to remove the barricades as they engaged with a few protestors in town down and Oruba estate suburb.

At the same time residents of Migori have continued to complain about excessive force by the police where two people were shot yesterday.

The two were shot in Oruba estate and were quickly taken to Oruba Nursing Home for first aid services and later referred to Migori County Referral hospital for further treatment, surgery and diagnosis

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