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By Standard Reporter | Updated Thu, July 27th 2017 at 00:13 GMT +3
Three people were Wednesday shot and wounded in chaos that rocked Marsabit town soon after President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed a campaign rally.
It was not clear who fired the shots after Jubilee Party and Frontier Alliance Party (FAP) supporters clashed after Uhuru and his deputy William Ruto left.
Three police reservists were questioned in the evening in connection with the shooting.
Signs of trouble were evident hours before the rally as supporters of the two parties taunted each other and tension reached feverpitch.
During the rally, Uhuru and Ruto failed to endorse either Mohamud Ali of Jubilee or Ukur Yattani of FAP for the governorship, saying the decision lay squarely on the voters.
While making their speeches, the two were drowned in cheers and jeers from the opposing groups, forcing the President to intervene.
ALSO READ: Presidential debate: Recriminations for a missed single golden opportunity
And soon after the well-attended rally ended, the two groups confronted each other with gunshots renting the air.
Supporters had to scamper for safety as chaos escalated before calm was restored through deployment of more police officers.
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/art...wounded-in-chaos-after-uhuru-s-marsabit-rally
Three people were Wednesday shot and wounded in chaos that rocked Marsabit town soon after President Uhuru Kenyatta addressed a campaign rally.
It was not clear who fired the shots after Jubilee Party and Frontier Alliance Party (FAP) supporters clashed after Uhuru and his deputy William Ruto left.
Three police reservists were questioned in the evening in connection with the shooting.
Signs of trouble were evident hours before the rally as supporters of the two parties taunted each other and tension reached feverpitch.
During the rally, Uhuru and Ruto failed to endorse either Mohamud Ali of Jubilee or Ukur Yattani of FAP for the governorship, saying the decision lay squarely on the voters.
While making their speeches, the two were drowned in cheers and jeers from the opposing groups, forcing the President to intervene.
ALSO READ: Presidential debate: Recriminations for a missed single golden opportunity
And soon after the well-attended rally ended, the two groups confronted each other with gunshots renting the air.
Supporters had to scamper for safety as chaos escalated before calm was restored through deployment of more police officers.
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/art...wounded-in-chaos-after-uhuru-s-marsabit-rally
