More violence was stirred up when a policeman shot and killed an opposition lawmaker yesterday:
ELDORET, Kenya – A policeman shot and killed an opposition lawmaker Thursday in what authorities say was a crime of passion over a woman. But machete-wielding protesters convinced it was an assassination clashed with police, leaving at least three dead.
The fighting interrupted talks aimed at calming a nation gripped by violence since a disputed election a month ago.
At least one person died and 21 people were injured in this western city after the lawmaker’s death. In Eldoret’s main hospital, bloody trails led to overcrowded wards where bandaged victims shared dirty mattresses on the floor because there weren’t enough beds…
You can read the entire article here.
Nakuru continues to be one of the hotspots for this unrest. Nakuru was the location of the conference that the Thomans did in December and where Isaac and Colleta Lutenge live (see previous posts):
Outside the main police station in Eldoret, about 40 people lay in the gravel trying to sleep after they fled the violence in the nearby town of Nakuru.
Helen Kidogo cuddled her 11-month-old son as her 6-year-old daughter sat in the shadow of the police station. The family had fled their home without anything.
“I’m scared for my children,” Kidogo said. “People are burning houses, killing people and burning them.”
