Two people were shot during the ongoing anti-government protests in Migori County on Wednesday morning.
Mike Ochere, administrator of the Oruba Nursing Home Hospital, confirmed that two middle-aged men with gunshot wounds are being treated at the facility.
Ochere said one of the victims was shot in the thigh and the other in the leg.
According to the hospital administrator, a middle-aged woman who suffocated after police fired tear gas into her house is also being treated at the facility.
Meanwhile, transport services have been disrupted and businesses have closed in Migori town as a result of the ongoing protest in Migori and other towns in Migori County.
The police have barred demonstrators from entering Migori’s central business district.
The defiant protesters are also engaging the police in running battles within the Migori town estates of Oruba, Osaka, and Apida.
The demonstrators led by Ken Michael, have accused the police of using excessive force against peaceful protesters.
He stated that police should allow them to participate in peaceful protests.
