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Tension gripped Mbale town in Vihiga County after several youths were injured in running battles ahead of the 'Linda Mwananchi' rally on February 21, 2026. [Brian Kisanji, Standard]
An autopsy conducted on the body of George Otobe, the man killed during a ‘Linda Mwananchi’ rally in Kakamega, on Saturday, has revealed that the deceased succumbed to multiple severe head injuries inflicted by an angry mob.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), in a statement, said that initial findings of its investigation into the killing indicated that Otobe was the first to stab another rally attendee identified as Hussein Hassan before bystanders pounced on him.
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