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NAIROBI – Kenyan politicians are hiring armed people for as little as $4 per day, as poverty and ruthless political competition threaten to unleash uncontrollable violence ahead of elections next year ...

So-called "goons" are increasingly being hired, dozens or even hundreds at a time, to break up the rallies of political opponents and protesters, and attack civil rights groups -- with police often ...

Belgut MP Nelson Koech has claimed he once found himself driving with four suspected goons inside his vehicle after a political event in Nairobi, saying the experience convinced him that Kenya has a ...

Kenyan politicians are hiring armed thugs for as little as $4 per day, as poverty and ruthless political competition threaten to unleash uncontrollable violence ahead of elections next year. So-called ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Goons have been used to attack anti-government protesters and rights activists (Luis TATO) Kenyan politicians are hiring armed ...

Some of the goons believed to have been hired to prevent demonstrations on Moi Avenue ,during protests over the killing of blogger Albert Ojwang by police at Central police station.[Collins ...

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