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Nov 28, 20177 min read

Kenya police fire teargas at crowd awaiting Uhuru's inauguration

Kenya police fire teargas at crowd awaiting Uhuru's inauguration
Galaxy TV · Foreign News desk · Lagos

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Kenyan police fired teargas on Tuesday to try to control a crowd of thousands of people trying to force their way into a stadium to attend the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta.


 

In a separate part of the capital city, where opposition leader Raila Odinga had planned to hold a rival meeting, police sealed off the area and lobbed teargas at opposition supporters trying to gather there.

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