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37 killed in August 8 post-election violence, KNCHR reports

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Thirty-seven people were killed after the August 8 elections, the national human rights body reported on Monday.

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) said 35 of the deaths were caused by excessive use of force by police officers while quelling protests against the declaration of Uhuru Kenyatta as re-elected president.

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