Police fire tear gas at protesters

Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday at stone-throwing protesters in Nairobi who had gathered to demand that a body supervising next year’s elections resign, a Reuters witness said. The presidential and parliamentary polls are more than a year away but politicians are already lining up for what could be a bruising […]

Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday at stone-throwing protesters in Nairobi who had gathered to demand that a body supervising next year’s elections resign, a Reuters witness said.
The presidential and parliamentary polls are more than a year away but politicians are already lining up for what could be a bruising battle in a nation where violence erupted after the 2007 vote and the opposition disputed the 2013 result.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered near the university and the offices of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The opposition have accused the IEBC of bias in favour of the government, demanding it be disbanded. The IEBC has dismissed the charges and says its members will stay on.
A few demonstrators hurled stones at police standing near the gate of the IEBC offices.