David Ouma, 32, was shot in the abdomen by police in Ahero on Wednesday evening and taken to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The death of David Oumabrings the death toll from Wednesday's protests to two. Four more victims of police shootings were brought to the facility for treatment Friday night.
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Amos Odhiambo, 37, was shot in the lower abdomen near Kondele in the Car Wash area. In Manyatta, Peter Ayub, 24, was shot in the left arm.
Daniel Ouma, a 19-year-old adolescent, was shot in the mouth and is being treated at Nyamasaria, while Victor Oreme, 26, was wounded in the back and is also being treated there.
Kisumu County has already reported 13 victims of police gunshots, two of whom have died.
The city has remained relatively calm as the opposition enters its second day of protests.
Uneasy calm in Kisumu as normalcy returns in day two of protests https://t.co/4zAkZxbaW4 pic.twitter.com/0EaKeSwuqS
— Bernard Momanyi (@momanyibernard) July 20, 2023