Leaders demand release of 200 arrested in deadly Ikolomani mining clashes

Western leaders, including CS Wycliffe Oparanya and Deputy Governor Ayub Savula, push for release of 200 Ikolomani residents held at Kakamega Central Police Station. [Mary Imenza, Standard]

Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya is among the leaders demanding the release of over 200 arrested after deadly clashes over a proposed Sh680b mining project in Ikolomani.

Oparanya, Kakamega Deputy Governor Ayub Savula, and Ikolomani MP Bernard Shinali termed the arrest unlawful and called for accountability from security agencies.