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At least two people were shot dead by police in the western county of Migori and in Nairobi's Kibra slums on Monday after opposition supporters staged demonstrations against the outcome of the Supreme Court that upheld President Uhuru Kenyatta's win.
In the first incident a protestor in Kibra was shot dead by anti-riot police at Olympic area during running battles between the demonstrators and police.
Kibra Administration Police Commandant Enoch Maloba confirmed the incident adding that the protestors have paralyzed normalcy in the area which is an opposition stronghold.
In Migori County, one person was shot dead by anti-riot police who were battling with protestors who have blocked the Migori-Isebania highway in protest against the outcome of the Supreme Court verdict.
The country's apex court had earlier dismissed two key petitions and upheld Kenyatta's victory in the re-run on Oct. 26.
Kenyatta, who is expected to be sworn in next week, won with 7.48 million votes in 266 out of 291 constituencies where the election took place. This represents about 98.27 percent of valid votes.
Some 7.62 million Kenyans out of 19.61 million Kenyans cast their votes during the repeat exercise, representing 38.82 percent turnout.
In opposition strongholds which boycotted the repeat exercise, youths stoned and burnt vehicles as they engaged security officers in running battle for the better part of Monday afternoon.
There were also some violence in the lakeside city of Kisumu and other towns in western region including some neighborhoods in Nairobi where the youth expressed their displeasure with the Supreme Court verdict.
This is despite the National Super Alliance led by Raila Odinga calling on his supporters to remain calm and wait for communication from the coalition leadership.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
