IEBC reforms: The tears, scars and deaths that won't go away

Four-year-old Jeremy Otieno writhes in pain at Neema Dispensary after he was shot in the back at their residence in Ogango Estate in Kisumu on June 06,2016 during anti-IEBC demo that turned violent. The bullet was however removed and he was referred to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Hospital for further medical attention. (PHOTO: DENISH OCHIENG/ STANDARD)

Mary Awuor had just been admitted to Cosmopolitan Hospital in Kisumu County when news broke out that the Parliamentary Select Committee on electoral reforms had struck a deal.

The committee announced that Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chiefs had finally agreed to go home. Her heart skipped a beat because it was during protests to push the commissioners out of office that her husband was killed in cold blood.