KENYA: Election official ‘tortured to death’

The Kenyan election official whose body was found earlier this week had been severely tortured and strangled to death, an autopsy has found.  Chris Msando had deep scratches and cuts on his back and hands, the chief government pathologist said. Mr Msando was in charge of Kenya’s computerised voting system for next Tuesday’s presidential elections. […]

The Kenyan election official whose body was found earlier this week had been severely tortured and strangled to death, an autopsy has found. 

Chris Msando had deep scratches and cuts on his back and hands, the chief government pathologist said.

Mr Msando was in charge of Kenya’s computerised voting system for next Tuesday’s presidential elections.

“There was no doubt that he was tortured and murdered,” Wafula Chebukati, chair of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), said on Wednesday.