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Kenya: Tear gas and water cannon vs protesters

Police fired tear gas and water cannon at stone-throwing crowds protesting in central Nairobi on Monday (May 16) against an election oversight body that they say is biased and should be scrapped. Officers armed with batons confronted hundreds of protesters outside the offices of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the third clash over the issue in less than a month.

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