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Kenya police fire teargas to control crowd gathering for inauguration

Published: 28 Nov 2017 - 09:31 am | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 07:29 am
People barge into the stadium grounds ahead of the inauguration ceremony to swear in Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

People barge into the stadium grounds ahead of the inauguration ceremony to swear in Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Reuters

NAIROBI: Kenyan police fired teargas on Tuesday to try to control a crowd of thousands of people trying to force their way into a stadium to attend the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta.

In a separate part of the capital city, where opposition leader Raila Odinga had planned to hold a rival meeting, police sealed off the area and lobbed teargas at opposition supporters trying to gather there.