Teargas, gunshots as Malala-led protest sparks chaos in Kakamega

Chaos erupted at Kakamega Central Police Station after DCP deputy party leader Cleophas Malala, lawyer Ken Echesa and activists arrived to present a petition accusing Governor Fernandes Barasa of allegedly using goons to intimidate opponents. Police lobbed tear gas and fired shots into the air to disperse the crowd. The protest followed the arrest of a Nairobi-based blogger over alleged comments linked to a social media post by Malala, purportedly depicting Governor Barasa in nude images at a witchdoctor’s shrine. Journalists covering the incident were also caught up in the chaos, with police confiscating a Samsung phone belonging to a Citizen TV journalist. The phone was later returned following Malala’s intervention.