Police chief says Kenya security returning to normal
The security situation in Kenya is returning to normal after more than a week of political violence that has killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands more, the country’s police chief said Saturday. “The situation in the country is reverting back to normal,” Police Commissioner Major-General Ali Mohamed Hussein said in a statement, nine days after disputed presidential elections which sparked major rioting. “Police headquarters is once more reiterating it’s commitment to do the extra mile to guarantee that all Kenyans enjoy their human rights including the right to own property anywhere in the republic,” he added. Ali said that of the 1,068 people arrested since President Mwai Kibaki was declared winner of December 27 polls on Sunday, 451 have been charged in court, 70 are still in custody and 547 were released within the statutory 24 hours.
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