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Kwale police under fire after shooting of Class 1 pupil

11-year-old Kamanza Ngala at the Coast General Hospital in Mombasa County on Monday 14th November 2016. Kamanza is said to have been shot by a police officer in Taru. PHOTO: KELVIN KARANI

An 11-year-old boy from Taru in Kwale County is recovering from a bullet wound after police reportedly shot him in the shoulder.

Kamanza Ngala, a Standard One pupil at Nyachu Primary School, was allegedly shot on Wednesday evening when police entered their homestead and started shooting indiscriminately, apparently, in pursuit of a violent criminal.

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