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More than 20 people shot as police raid Kisumu slums

Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong'o while condemning the Killings in Kisumu by anti-riot police officers in Kisumu on October 26 2017. (Collins Oduor, Standard)

Obunga slums on Thursday reverberated with heavy gunfire and ambulance sirens as police led one of the biggest security operations ever seen in Kisumu County.

More than 20 people sustained gunshot wounds and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital could not cope with casualties yesterday evening as ambulances made several trips to the slum, where police broke into houses and beat residents, including women and children.

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