Enforcement of virus containment regulations turned deadly in Lessos, a small town in Kenya’s Rift Valley where a witness confirmed that three people were killed during a confrontation between police and residents over the wearing of face masks.
Angered by the death of a cobbler, residents set fire to the house of the local police chief and attacked a police station with stones.
Peter Korir, protester and Lessos resident: “This is the second time when an individual is gunned down by a police officer.
“We are law abiding citizens and we cannot see why police brutality should be meted out on the commoners.
Human rights activists for weeks have protested alleged killings by Kenyan police officers while enforcing virus-related restrictions.
