A police officer has reportedly been arrested following the shooting of a woman during a night vigil in Homabay County.
On October 17, Sub-County Police Commander Jashon Polloh confirmed that a woman had allegedly been shot during a vigil held in honour of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
Polloh said that the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) had been notified of the incident.
She was reportedly killed as she was heading home on Thursday night near the entrance of Homa Bay police station.
Polloh added that, after the candlelighting, supporters of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party marched around Homa Bay town before moving to the police station.
Mourners reportedly threw stones at the police station, prompting an on-duty officer to open fire.
At that moment, a woman was hit by a stray bullet. She reportedly died from her injuries while receiving treatment at Homa Bay County Referral Hospital.
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This incident occurred just hours after an unknown number of people were allegedly shot during a chaotic event at Kasarani Stadium on October 16, 2025, ahead of the public viewing of Raila's body at the stadium.
The chaos ensued when the huge crowd inside the stadium was forced to leave the stadium abruptly as security officers cleared the venue. Within minutes, the stadium, which had been filled to capacity, was virtually empty.
According to reports, the chaos began when some Kenyans inside the stadium apparently started throwing stones.
On October 17, Medical Services Principal Secretary Ouma Oluga confirmed that approximately 100 individuals were treated after sustaining injuries during the chaos witnessed during the viewing of the body at Kasarani.
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“We would like to request Kenyans to keep calm and maintain order. We are all mourning; we should maintain peace,” he said.
“Let us not be aggressive in our efforts. Yesterday, there was chaos at Kasarani, and people got injured. Approximately 100 people received treatment. Please, we do not want people to get injured again,” Oluga added.
