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Raila warns against 'shoot to kill' orders, urges rule of law

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. [File, Standard]

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has warned against giving police authority to shoot to kill or maim during protests, urging the government to prioritise arrests and due process instead of militarised policing.

Odinga noted that police using excessive force against citizens, even when they are suspected of breaking the law, violates the rule of law and risks escalating violence in the country.

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