Horror as soldiers force locals to swim in sewage

Left: Moses Juma and a female companion after being brutalised by soldiers. Right: Maxwell Shiheho a victim of military abuse. [Weldon Kipkemboi, Standard]

A tight security regimen, controlled by naval soldiers and police yesterday turned into a source of discomfort for Mombasa residents.

The soldiers barricaded all empty open spaces within Mombasa Island, and took over the Likoni ferry, as thousands of residents converged at the Mama Ngina Waterfront Park.