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No end in sight to election violence

UNREST continued in Kenya yesterday after Thursday’s opposition-boycotted presidential election rerun received an abysmal turnout.

A 12-year-old boy and three others were shot and injured by police in Migori county.

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission said about 6.5 million Kenyans had voted, about a third of the electorate.

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