Previous protests called by veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga have turned violent, with at least three people killed as police fired tear gas and gangs went on the rampage, attacking people and property.
NAIROBI - Kenyan riot police were out on the streets on Tuesday as the opposition defied a police ban and staged new demonstrations over the cost of living crisis and last year's election results.
Nairobi regional police commander Adamson Bungei had announced Sunday that Odinga's Azimio la Umoja coalition had been denied permission to hold the demonstrations, saying the previous protests in March were "marred with violence"."Police cannot decide in advance that there shall be violence and then proceed to ban political activities that are protected by the constitution. That is the making of dictatorship," it said in a statement Monday.
It also planned to submit a petition to the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission showing that the results of the August election were "doctored".
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