Nyahururu

Fourteen suspects have been charged over violence in Kisumu and Nyahururu as the government faces pressure to back its pledges against political goonism with consistent prosecutions. Police have vowed a tough crackdown on the incidents.

The National Police Service in Kenya has denied claims that the driver of Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata was shot during political violence in Nyahururu. The statement directly refutes reports suggesting the driver was involved in the incidents.

Kenya's government faces pressure for failing to address organized political violence as armed groups disrupted political activities in Kisumu and Nyahururu, raising fears of election-era impunity.