Six people, among them two police officers, have been injured during the ongoing anti-government protest in Migori town.
According to Migori County Director for Medical Services Dr.Dan Ochiel, four protesters are nursing gunshot wounds. At the same time, the two officers sustained minor injuries after rocks being pelted by protesters hit them.
Ochiel said two of the protesters sustained serious injuries and are undergoing treatment at Migori referral hospital.
Further, he said one was shot in the stomach while the other was shot in the hand.
The doctor confirmed that they have been able to stabilize all the patients who sustained injuries during the ongoing demonstration.
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Transport has remained paralyzed, and business activities have halted within Migori town as protesters barricade the Migori-Isebania highway.
This comes shortly after Homa Bay County Governor Gladys Wanga condemned police brutality witnessed in Homa Bay town during recent anti-finance bill protests that have left eight injured.
Governor Wanga checked on the victims of the protests and expressed her displeasure with law enforcement's handling of the demonstrations.
“We are shocked by the actions of the police here because now we have eight young people admitted here with bullet wounds, three in theatre, and others waiting to be taken to theatre."
During her visit to Homa Bay County Teaching and Referral Hospital, Wanga emphasized that the police involvement was excessive and unnecessary, stressing that the right to demonstrate unarmed is a constitutional right.
Governor Wanga urged the government to ensure that police officers protect citizens rather than harm them during protests.
