Kasipul by-election marred by violence | 23 arrested, Kaluma injured, weapons seized

23 people have been arrested and 15 vehicles, along with two motorbikes, impounded with crude weapons during the Kasipul by-election, which was marred by violence. Homa Bay town MP Peter Kaluma and his bodyguard were injured in a scuffle at Agoro Sare primary school after they were attacked by supporters of independent candidate Philip Aroko. The MP’s bodyguard’s firearm was stolen in the chaos but has since been recovered.