2 SHOT DEAD AS KENYA OPPOSITION DEFIES PROTEST BAN

NAIROBI: Two protesters were shot dead Friday (Saturday in Manila) as opposition supporters clashed with police in western Kenya, with hundreds defying a ban on rallies to express their anger over an increasingly uncertain presidential election. In the town of Bondo, the rural home of opposition leader Raila Odinga, a large crowd confronted officers outside the police station, scattering as live shots were fired. Witnesses told Agence France-Presse two people were shot dead. “One person had his head shattered by a bullet while the other was hit on the chest,” said eyewitness Sam Oguma. Police commander Leonard Katana said the demonstrators were shot after attempting to “attack” the police station. Regional security official Wilson Njega confirmed the two deaths, saying a full report would be issued once the circumstances of the killings became clear.

FORMER WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF QUESTIONED IN RUSSIA PROBE

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus submitted to questioning Friday (Saturday in Manila) by investigators looking into Russian meddling in the US presidential campaign and possible collusion by associates of President Donald Trump, US media reported. Politico and the Washington Post quoted Priebus’s lawyer William Burck as saying the interview with members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team was voluntary. “He was happy to answer all of their questions,” Burck said. Priebus himself did not comment but Politico said he had been preparing for several weeks for the interview. Trump has not been accused of any wrongdoing, but Mueller’s team has shown interest in the president’s firing of former FBI director James Comey over his Russia probe, according to the reports. Other areas of interest are reportedly Trump’s