The National Police Service has denied reports that 33 people were killed during the August poll demonstration.
In a statement on behalf of Inspector General Joseph Boinnet, police Spokesperson George Kinoti labeled those reports as 'totally misleading and based on falsehoods.'
"The National Police Service attention has been drawn to a sensational report by Amnesty International alleging that 33 people were killed in the immediate post-August poll period.
"We wish to refute the claims as totally misleading and based on falsehoods. We are studying the report and will issue a comprehensive report later," read a post on its official Facebook page.
Mr Kinoti added that they were still studying the report on the killings and would issue a comprehensive report later.
Earlier on Monday, a report by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch claimed 33 people died during demos sparked by August 8 presidential results.
The research alleged that around 50 people, mainly in perceived opposition strongholds in the capital, could have lost their lives during the protests against President Uhuru Kenyatta’s win.
The 37-page document titled Kill Those Criminals’: Security Forces’ Violations in Kenya’s August 2017 Elections, shows excessive use of force by police and other security agents against protesters and residents.
Police were directly implicated in the deaths of at least 33 people during their operations in Mathare, Kibera, Babadogo, Dandora, Korogocho, Kariobangi, and Kawangware between August 9 and 13.
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“Another 17 were allegedly killed, most of them in Kawangware, but researchers could not confirm the cases,” the report says.
