Kisumu — A young man was shot dead in western Kenya on Monday as hundreds of opposition supporters again took to the streets demanding reforms ahead of a presidential election, witnesses said. Police used teargas against a large crowd of protesters in the opposition stronghold of Kisumu, who set tyres alight, blocked roads and pelted policemen with rocks as they kicked off daily protests just 10 days ahead of the election. One protester, Michael Odiambo, 21, said he had seen police gun down a young man, whose body was also seen by an AFP photographer. “He was running to hide himself from police. A policeman just pointed a gun at him and shot him from a distance. He was shot in the neck,” he said. The boy’s mother Caroline Okello said her son, Michael, was only 18 and was not involved in the protest. President Uhuru Kenyatta said police had allowed protesters to rally in the centre of Kisumu, despite this being banned last week. “And when they realised police are not intervening, the...
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