No peaceful protester has been shot dead, state maintains

Internal security acting cabinet secretary Fred Matiangi, ICT cabinet secretary Joe Mucheru(c) and Monicah Mwathethe addressing a press conference at Harambee house on the State of security in the country. ON 12/08/2017 (Jenipher Wachie)

The State has denied reports linking police to the shooting of innocent Kenyans protesting the outcome of the General Election.

Acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i claimed all the people who have been reported dead are not peaceful demonstrators but criminals who took advantage of the protests to loot and destroy property.