Hunt for suspects who caned locals for failing to vote

Police are investigating a case in which a group of people have been accused of assaulting residents who did not vote.

The suspects include boda boda operators who apparently stopped residents and demanded to confirm if they had voted in Tuesday's polls.

A number of residents complained of being harassed by the gang and claimed that they were forced to show their fingers to confirm if they had voted.

Christine Oluoch, a shop operator at Kondele, told The Standard that she saw the group assaulting a young man for allegedly failing to vote.

"They were stopping people and demanding to know if they had voted. Those who failed to confirm, were whipped," she said.

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