A rights group in Kenya says at least 37 people were killed in protests that followed the country’s presidential election conducted on August 3.
In a report released on Monday, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) also said that 126 others were injured in the violence between August 9 and 15.
The right body accuses the police of killing 35 people, saying only two were caused by civilians.
“Except for two cases caused by civilians, the rest were allegedly because of excessive use of force by police,” it said in the report.
The East African country’s presidential vote was nullified by the Supreme Court after the opposition filed a petition.
The court said it had found malpractices in the transmission and tallying of the results.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had declared President Uhuru Kenyatta winner of the vote with 54.27 percent, against Raila Odinga’s 44.74 percent.
The Supreme Court orders fresh elections to be conducted in 60 days after the September 1 ruling.
The new vote is scheduled to be conducted on October 26, but the NASA opposition coalition is threatening to boycott the elections if changes are not made to the electoral body.
NASA has called for weekly mass protests to push for the reforms.
