National Assembly leadership differ on police brutality during demonstrations

National Assembly's Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah [R] and Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi [L]. [File, Standard]

The Majority and Minority leaders of the National Assembly have sharply differed over the alleged use of excessive force on anti-government protesters in some parts of the country.

In a statement released Sunday, July 23, Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi accused the state of sending armed groups to attack residents of the Nyanza Region.