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Kenya Medical Association president Simon Kigondu (centre) condemns violence meted out by police on intern doctors. [David Gichuru, Standard]
Images of a bloody doctors' union boss Davji Atella during Thursday's protest once again cast the spotlight on the National Police Service, perennially accused of brutality.
The secretary-general of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) was leading a peaceful demonstration over the delay in posting intern doctors, who have waited nearly a year, to undertake the compulsory internship.
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