Tear gas fired at Kenyan election protesters

Police in Kenya fired tear gas at crowds of opposition supporters marching in three main cities yesterday ahead of a tense presidential election re-run.

Raila Odinga, the Opposition leader, has called for biweekly protests to pressure the government to overhaul the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) ahead of the vote scheduled for Oct 26.

Leaders of National Super Alliance, the opposition, say the election commission should be barred from managing the re-run vote after the supreme court annulled the original poll, citing widespread “illegalities”.