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Doctors rush to treat protesters beaten and shot by police officers

Form Two student Vincent Omondi, 18, nursing gunshot wounds at Migori County Referral Hospital. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

Major hospitals in the Nyanza area are finding it hard to handle the large number of victims from mass protests, as police continue to forcefully break up the crowds.

Most of the injured patients have gunshot wounds, while others say they were hit with police batons. Doctors say some are fortunate to be alive.

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