DNK International By Our Correspondent, Kitale.
Two police officers were injured and two government vehicles damaged after police dispersed a demonstration led by Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya and Nairobi Senator cum TEP party Presidential aspirant Edwin Sifuna.
The protest, held on Friday evening, was reportedly organised to oppose President William Ruto’s visit to Trans Nzoia County and the launch of several development projects.
According to a police report filed at Kitale Police Station, officers moved in to disperse the demonstrators, resulting in injuries to two officers and damage to government vehicles.
Police Constable Duncan Ogeto sustained burns on his right hand after a teargas canister exploded in his hand.
Another officer, identified as Police Constable Simon Kiplangat Seurei of the Medium Security Prison, was struck on the right side of his head by a stone.
He was treated at Cherangany Hospital and discharged in fair condition.
The report also listed two government vehicles damaged during the incident.
A Toyota Land Cruiser belonging to Kitale Police Station, registration number GKB 161T, had its windscreen and bonnet damaged, while an Isuzu D-Max belonging to the Sub-County Criminal Investigations Officer for Trans Nzoia West, registration number GKC 602C, sustained damage to its front-left side.
Police said officers fired 22 rounds of ammunition as warning shots and deployed teargas and flash-bang devices to disperse the crowd.
Normalcy was later restored in the town, with police reporting no arrests by the time the incident was documented.
The demonstration came amid heightened political tensions surrounding the President’s development tour of Trans Nzoia County, with opposition leaders raising concerns over his administration’s activities and leadership.
[Daily News Kenya-International@October 17,2026]
