The National Police Service (NPS) on Saturday deployed additional police officers in the National Super Alliance (NASA) stronghold of Migori.
Lorries ferrying the troops begun to stream into the county headquarters from morning despite the cancellation of a rescheduled presidential election by the IEBC on Friday.
The Nation reported that similar deployments had taken place in Nyamira, Kisii and Bomet county simultaneously.
[caption caption="IG Joseph Boinnet"]
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The region experienced violent protests during the October 26 presidential poll that saw many of the NASA supporters hinder IEBC officials from conducting the poll.
The anti-election protesters set up roadblocks along major roads, refused to apply for IEBC jobs and intimidated election officials posted in the areas which led to many of the officials resigning and some fleeing for their lives.
Read More: IEBC Officials Quit on Election Day
Elsewhere, violent protests were witnessed on Saturday in Vihiga County as rowdy youth broke into a supermarket claiming that the owner had stored marked ballot papers inside.
In Kisumu, youth on Friday broke into a Jubilee party politician's house on similar claims. Former Karachuonyo MP James Rege was accused of having stored election materials in his house.
The incident resulted in the death of a 20-year-old man, Victor Muga, who was shot as police moved in to combat the invaders.
Read More: 2 Shot Dead After Attacking Jubilee Politician's House
The Inspector General of Police is in charge of issuing orders on police deployments as well as withdrawals. As at the time of going to press, officials at IG Joseph Boinnet's office had denied knowledge of the deployment.
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NASA leaders had opposed the poll rescheduled to Saturday, October 28poll claiming that the government had planned to deploy more security officials in the four counties.
The IEBC later cancelled the rescheduled poll with a new date to be issued later.
Read More: IEBC Cancels Saturday's Presidential Election
