Pain and death as police battle poll protesters

Anti-riot police engage Kibra slum youths in running battles on August 12, 2017 when chaos erupted between NASA supporters and police after IEBC declared Uhuru Kenyatta the winner of the General elections 2017. [Photo Stafford Ondego, Standard]

A stand-off emerged after the government and civil society gave conflicting accounts of disturbing events that developed after presidential results were released by the Independent Boundaries and Electoral Commission (IEBC) on Friday night.

The Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNCHR) reported that 24 people were shot dead by the police in a night of terror following the announcement of the results as security forces battled supporters allied to the National Super Alliance (NASA).