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Opposition demands accountability over deaths in Kericho stampede

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National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi. [Standard, file]

The opposition has challenged the government to compensate the families who lost their kin during the Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kericho on Friday.

ODM leader Raila Odinga's faction also wants the government to probe the incident even as they claim the planning of the event was subpar and contributed to the stampede.

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