Police clash with opposition protesters in Kenya
By Reuters
27 September 2017 |
2:19 pm
Kenyan police fired tear gas to disperse protesters who say election officials should be sacked before the re-run of a presidential vote because they favor President Uhuru Kenyatta.
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