Policemen spray water to disperse supporters of Opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi, Kenya November 17, 2017. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Amnesty International has asked Kenyan police to stop using live ammunition during opposition protests.
The international human rights body asked police to guard civilians as this is their mandate.
“We have received reports of at least three deaths, and live TV footage shows another man being shot in the leg," said a report by Amnesty International East Africa researcher Abdullahi Halakhe.
"Firearms can only be used when strictly unavoidable in order to protect life,” he added.
The statement comes just hours after two people were allegedly killed
on Friday as police dispersed supporters cheering a convoy of NASA leader Raila Odinga from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Nairobi.
"The indiscriminate use of live ammunition is totally unacceptable. Firearms must never be used to disperse crowds,” Halakhe further stated.