Rioters killed after Kenyan election

Kenya’s opposition leader has condemned police killings of rioters during protests after the country’s disputed election, and urged supporters to stay away from work today.

A Kenyan human rights group said at least 24 people had been killed by police gunfire since the election on 8 August. Violence erupted after opposition leader Raila Odinga said the election was rigged.

Mr Odinga said there was “a plot to kill our supporters” and that opposition backers should protest by not going to work.

He spoke to a crowd in Kibera, a Nairobi slum where his supporters battled police who fired live ammunition and tear gas over the past few days.

Kenya’s election commission, which declared President Uhuru Kenyatta had won, says its voting process was fair.

Opposition strongholds hit by deadly violence over the election were quiet yesterday, with many people attending church services and police patrolling some streets.