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Police should rein in acts of political hooliganism

Protesters in Githurai wash their faces after police lobbed teargas to disperse rioters who tried disrupting ODM leader Raila Odinga's rally, on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. [David Njaaga, Standard]

Goons disrupted a rally addressed by Raila Odinga at Githurai 45, Kiambu County, on Wednesday. On January 13, Raila was heckled at Burma, Nairobi. The following day, goons raided the United Democratic Alliance offices in Embakasi. In October last year, two people were killed at Kenol, Murang’a County, when two political camps clashed ahead of a political rally.

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